Give typing answer with explanation and conclusion Question 10The Massachusetts reform under the Republican governor Romney (later presidential candidate andnow senator) was precursor to Obamacare (Levy [2013]). Just like the reform established________ and_____. Perhaps the only difference was the initial situation, the fact that Massachusetts is way richerthan the U.S. average.A) a mandate; a risk equalization scheme; a catastrophic illness coverage schemeB) full coverage for physician and hospital services; some long-term care; some pharmacareC) a tax-funded system; a parallel private system; tax breaks for private insurance premiumsD) insurance exchanges; subsidies for working poor's coverage; imposed an insurancemandateE) a tax-funded system; an insurance mandate; a catastrophic illness coverage scheme

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