So why does Massachusetts think it’s so exceptional? Three examples:
- Auto Insurance — 49 other states have some form of managed competition. Why can’t we? I don’t pretend to know the ins and outs of the recently proposed reforms (start here and follow the links on the third page for the details). But how about this for a test — What do we have to do to get Geico, Progressive, and Allstate to offer car insurance in this state?
- Police Details — This is an old story worth repeating — 49 other states use paid flaggers on construction details and somehow avoid catastrophic levels of roadway carnage. Why can’t we lower our construction costs by doing the same?
- Retail Healthcare — Many other states already allow in-store health clinics to provide a limited array of services that consumers want. We are in the process of regulatory hand-wringing over the prospects of MinuteClinics opening here.
