NPR : Romney's Mission: Massachusetts Health Care

NPR : Romney's Mission: Massachusetts Health Care: "Gov. Romney, a Republican and a former businessman, bases his support on economics. When Romney became governor three years ago, a business colleague urged him to do something about the 500,000 or more Massachusetts residents without health insurance. Nearly nine out of ten are in working families.

After studying the problem, Romney says, he came away with a key insight: 'People who don't have insurance nonetheless receive health care. And it's expensive.'"

In health care, Romney hears echo of 1994 as he peers toward 2008

Boston.com: "Gov. Mitt Romney plans to sign the state's new health care legislation next week with as much fanfare as anyone short of the president can muster, a nod to the importance the new law could play in his campaign should he run for the White House in 2008."

Health Care Plan Gives Romney Boost in GOP Field

Yahoo! News: "Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's chances in the presidential sweepstakes have just gone from 'decent' to 'excellent.' By successfully brokering legislation that promises to 'solve' the health care problem in Massachusetts, Romney has instantly become, in
President Bush's long-since-forgotten slogan from 2000, a 'reformer with results.'"

Healthcare bill fuels Romney's momentum

The Boston Globe: "Romney, who is riding a wave of mostly positive national media attention for his role in the pioneering healthcare effort, has tentatively planned a tickets-only signing ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Faneuil Hall."

Greenfield: Health plan could jump-start a Romney presidential bid - Apr 6, 2006

CNN.com: "If Gov. Mitt Romney decides to seek the presidency, this plan [universal health care] is likely to attract the attention of states across the country; it not only suggests a way out of the most daunting fiscal pressure the states face, but the near-unanimous votes in both houses of the Legislature also suggest a way to find consensus out of conflict."

Mass. Health Care Plan Riles Some Liberals

WashingtonPost.com: "The most radical portion of Massachusetts' move toward universal health care _ a requirement that all residents carry insurance _ is giving indigestion to some who view it as a breathtaking expansion of government power."

Gov. Jobs is MIA

The Boston Globe - Column: "But what workers -- what we all -- have a right to expect is political leaders who have a sense of what we face every day. That when we are in trouble, they will listen. To be president, Romney must convince America not only of the merit of his ideas, but the compassion in his heart."

New York Times

On Health Care, Massachusetts Leaders Invoke Action, Not Talk: "Massachusetts has more than its share of political egos per capita, so one of the most surprising aspects about the measure this week to create near-universal health care coverage is that it involved the cooperation of virtually every political stakeholder in the state."

BostonHerald.com - Business News

For Romney, reforms may be just what doctor ordered: "If you’re running for president in the modern Republican Party, there are two political allies you could probably do without.
Ted Kennedy and The New York Times.
So Mitt Romney found himself in dangerous territory yesterday.
Not only is Kennedy hailing the health-care reforms. The Times, in a fulsome front page article, even implied the governor could be worthy of the highest accolade it can give a Republican: “moderate.” "

Forbes.com

Clinton Praises Romney Health Care Plan: "'In absence of a national policy, states are doing what we can to address the issues,' said Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who is also exploring a 2008 presidential bid. He praised Romney's approach.

Even Democrats who questioned his policy admired Romney's politics.

'It's a feel-good story, this Romney thing. Republican Governor. Democratic legislature,' said James Carville, architect of President Clinton's 1992 campaign and an advocate of single-payer health insurance. 'Romney is an ascendent guy.' "

|| RedState

Moment of Truth for Mitt Romney - HillaryCare|| RedState: "I don't know anything about this law, other than what's written here. Let's just say that upon first blush, if Romney signs this, he will have an uphill battle if he runs for President. Universal health coverage sounds like Hillarycare to me."

D.C. Notebook

Salt Lake Tribune - Utah: "Are we there yet? Are we there yet? "