It has been often said that the 50 individual states are an incubator for new ideas and policies.  In Massachusetts, we have an insight to what happens when a government mandates that everyone must have health insurance and thus gets into providing health insurance.  In 2006 Massachusetts passed a pioneering health care package which has resulted in a steady spiral into a government-run health care system.  In an excellent briefing paper by the Cato Institute () entitled "Massachusetts Miracle or Massachusetts Miserable" Michael Tanner outlines the consequences of the adoption of the Obama plan which is remarkably similar to the Massachusetts model.Some highlights:Health care costs continue to rise much faster than the national average.  Since 2006, total state health care spending has increased by 28%.  Insurance premiums have increased by 8-10 percent per year, nearly double the national average.New regulations and bureaucracy are limiting consumer...(Read Full Post)