June 29, 2007 12:23PM 

# O Massachusetts! 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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A clever former intern of mine (who says things like “aboot”) puckishly notes that the date by which Massachusetts residents are [legally required](https://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8431) to obtain health insurance falls on [Canada Day](http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/jfa-ha/canada_e.cfm).

I’m sure it’s just a [coincidence](http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/elisabethk161373.html).

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[General](https://www.cato.org/general), [Health Care](https://www.cato.org/health-care) 

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