From USA TODAY:
…Today, Romney is in the awkward position of taking credit for that Bay State law, which has extended coverage to 98% of the population, while denouncing Obama’s version as overreaching and unaffordable…
Central to both laws is the individual mandate, the requirement that most people buy insurance or be subject to a penalty for remaining uninsured…
Criticized by most conservatives as an example of government intrusion into the marketplace, the mandate originated as a conservative idea. It was pushed by Republicans in the 1990s federal health care debate and ultimately embraced by Romney — who preferred a different type of mandate — in Massachusetts…
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