If you haven't invited your representative to Wednesday's briefing...

...here's some background: A new report on Massachusetts's new health insurance program has found that the state's mandated universal coverage has reached as few as half of the targeted 10% of that state's uninsured. Almost half of those directly affected by the state plan say they are no better, or worse off, than before. And high program costs are being met by cutting services at public general hospitals and clinics. Read the report here, and a press release from Physicians for a National Health Plan, authors of the report, at our headlines blog.