Kerry has a great PDF detailing what the bill does for MA and what he specifically did

When asked today if it was possible that he would vote for the so-called reconciliation package that the Senate will debate this week, Brown said, "I haven't read it yet. I want to be able to read it first."

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"I think that's a little premature," he said, when asked whether he would try to repeal the legislation. "I want to see what's going to be in play." A spokeswoman for Brown later said, "Brown believes that there should absolutely be an opportunity to repeal it."

Kerry is among those who signed a letter that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid delivered to House Democrats over the weekend, pledging to pass the fixes that the House wanted. That process could get messy, and Kerry's commitment could play an important role.
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Kerry also said there has been an "enormous amount of misinformation and distortion," and that he planned to come back with the Democratic delegation to "present why this bill is good, and what we believe it does."

Massachusetts stands to benefit enormously from this historic new law and this week the Senate will complete the mission. No longer will insurance companies be able to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions or drop insurance because someone gets sick. It will strengthen our state’s health insurance reforms, cut costs for families and businesses, bring new federal subsidies into the state and deliver new benefits to families and businesses across Massachusetts,” said Senator John Kerry. “Massachusetts has done a tremendous job ensuring that every citizen has coverage and this bill builds on success. The new law will give Massachusetts billions of dollars to provide subsidized coverage and tax relief to small businesses who offer health insurance to their employees. We’ve been at this for a really long time now – almost a century. But the fight was worth it. Today, we will finally be able to provide quality, affordable health care to hard working families across the nation.”



The health care reform bill builds on the private insurance system and maintains the employer-based system. It creates an insurance exchange where individuals and small businesses can pool together in order to get a better deal from their insurance companies.



In addition to the $2 billion that Massachusetts will receive in Medicaid assistance; Massachusetts will also be able to continue the Children’s Health Insurance Program; help small businesses be able to provide health insurance to every worker; finally close the doughnut hole for prescription drug coverage that’s hurting so many of our seniors; extend the solvency of Medicare by at least nine years; provide free preventative care for Medicare recipients; and support long-term home and community-based health care for seniors and people with disabilities. The bill strengthens the Commonwealth Connector’s ability to negotiate with insurance companies for the best rates. It provides federal funding in premium tax credits and cost-sharing tax credits for residents to purchase private health insurance.

"Let's get the job done," Kerry said today at Fish Pier. "I believe this is an historic, critical moment for our country. We are now about to be no longer the only developed nation in the world that doesn't help provide affordable access and insurance to all of our citizens. We're doing so in a way that reduces the deficit, that will strengthen the Massachusetts system. No one in Massachusetts who receives healthcare today is going to be forced to do something different."