https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/04/06/the-massachusetts-health-test/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 21:43:31 -0400<![CDATA[Even with all its myriad complications and imperfections, I am a supporter of universal health insurance. We all have our lists of what constitute basic human rights that should be mandated or provided by the state and medical care is one of mine. So I am glad universal health care is coming into existence in Massachusetts. It will be valuable testing ground for integrating insurance programs with our complex economic system. No doubt there will be horrendous mistakes and, for some, a dimunition in quality of health care. Lines will form, life will be wretched and our own class of Harley Street physicians will evolve for the rich. Such is the nature of bureaucracy. It may also hurt the pace of medical innovation, much of which seems to come from the United States, despite our supposedly backward approach often criticized as inhumane by the Europeans.]]>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 07:35:16 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/04/06/the-massachusetts-health-test-n211886