August 24, 2009 8:27AM 

# More ‘Success’ for the Massachusetts Model 

By [Michael D. Tanner](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-d-tanner) 

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*The Boston Globe* [reports](http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/25/vineyarders_pressed_by_health_costs/) that Massachusetts now has the highest insurance premiums in the nation. The average family premium for plans offered by employers in Massachusetts was $13,788 in 2008, 40 percent higher than in 2003. Over the same period, premiums nationwide rose an average of 33 percent. And, according to the Commonwealth Fund, an annual family premium in Massachusetts is expected to hit $26,730 by 2020. Meanwhile CNN [hails](http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/20/romney.health.care/index.html) Romneycare as the model for the nation…

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