Lawmakers Look At Ways To Cap Health Rates

There's a growing call for the state to set limits on how much health care prices can rise in a given year. The call came from many voices at state-run hearings on health care costs Monday, including House and Senate leaders who are drafting the Legislature's response to Gov. Deval Patrick's cost-containment bill.

To explain where things stand, Martha Bebinger joined host Sharon Brody during WBUR's All Things Considered.