More than half of the people working for the new state agency charged with providing health insurance to Massachusetts' low-income residents make more than $100,000 a year.

Monthly premiums under the proposed minimum requirements for the new Massachusetts health insurance law would cost an estimated $380 on average for an individual, according to a state panel, the Boston Globe reports. Under the law, all state residents must obtain health insurance by July 1 or face tax penalties. click link for full article

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BOSTON (AP) -- More than half of the people working for the new state agency charged with providing health insurance to Massachusetts' low-income residents make more than 100-thousand dollars a year.

More than half of the people working for the new state agency charged with providing health insurance for Massachusetts' low-income residents make more than $100,000 a year -- and six earn more than Gov. Deval Patrick.

High-profile crackdowns on auto insurance fraud have resulted in dramatic savings for drivers in some Massachusetts communities. The statewide average premium is scheduled to drop by nearly 12 perc

President Bush in his State of the Union address on Tuesday promoted his proposal to offer a federal tax deduction of $7,500 for individuals and $15,000 for families who obtain health insurance on their own or through an employer, saying that a change in the tax code is a "necessary step to makin click link for full article