How you're covered

Massachusetts is embarking on a novel healthcare plan that will change how residents of the state get care and how it’s paid for. Over the next three years, nearly all of the state’s 500,000 uninsured people will be required to get coverage, and all but the smallest businesses that don’t offer health benefits will face a new fee. But forget, for a moment, the bold headlines and the sweeping predictions. How will it change people’s lives?