BOSTON -- Those overseeing Massachusetts' new health care law have been so successful in enrolling people in subsidized health plans that the state may need millions more to pay for the program.
An outreach effort by local advocates, state health officials, and hospitals and insurance providers has put Massachusetts on the path to enrolling as many as 180,000 people by the end of June.
That could put the program short by about $146 million.
Supporters of the law say they're pleased more people are being insured, but are concerned about how the state will find the money to close the gap.
Others say the projections may be too high because there's little precendent for the law, which seeks to require nearly everyone in Massachusetts be insured.
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