Topic: State Health Care Reform State Law

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Write a paper at least 10 pages in length comparing and contrasting the Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts health care reform laws. You may use tables that you create to do some of the comparisons and contrasts, but narrative discussion is required as well. Properly cite your sources in APA format.

Read the Following:

Howell, A. W. (2012) Health Care Policy in the United States, pages 177–207
Kaiser Family Foundation (May 2012) “Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Six Years Later” at https://www.kff.org/healthreform/-upload/8311.pdf
Segal Company (June 22, 2011) “Vermont’s New Health Care Reform Law Creates a Blueprint for the Nation’s First Single-Payer System,” Capitol Checkup https://www.segalco.com/-publications-and-resources/multiemployer-publications/-capital-checkup/archives/?id=1654
Besio, S. (Dec. 1, 2006) “Vermont Health Care Reform Five Year Implementation Plan” at https://www.allhealth.org/briefingmaterials/-HCR5-YearStrategicPlanMASTER121306-616.pdf
Maine Heritage Policy Center (July 15, 2012) “Individual health insurance rates set to drop by up to 60% as a result of Maine health care reform,” The Maine Wire at https://www.themainewire.com/2012/05/individual-health-insurance-rates-set-drop-60-result-maine-health-care-reform/
Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702, 719-720, 117 S.Ct. 2258, 2267, 138 L.Ed.2d 772 (1997)
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health, 497 U.S. 261, 110 S.Ct. 2841, 111 L.Ed.2d 224 (1990)
Vacco v. Quill, 521 U.S. 793, 117 S.Ct. 2293, 138 L.Ed.2d 834 (1997)
Death with Dignity Act, ORE. REV. STAT. § 127.800, et seq.
Washington Death with Dignity Act, WASH. REV. CODE § 70.245.010, et seq.
Baxter v. State, 354 Mont. 234, 224 P.3d 1211 (2009)