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AG Coakley Weighs In On Health Cost Bill

Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley
Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley

Attorney General Martha Coakley says she's confident that a new health care costs bill will help the state take on hospitals whose prices are based on market clout. The bill does not give the AG any new authority, but Coakley says it sets better standards for investigation. The AG says she will keep trying to fix health care pricing, but expects consumers and hospitals to do their part.

"The message is also that the industry and where they go is really important in terms of keeping costs down, keeping everyone insured, keeping high quality health care."

The AG has issued two reports that say the power of Boston's largest hospitals to demand high prices drives up health care costs for everyone.

This program aired on August 1, 2012. The audio for this program is not available.

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Rachel Zimmerman Reporter
Rachel Zimmerman previously reported on health and the intersection of health and business for WBUR. She is working on a memoir about rebuilding her family after her husband’s suicide. 

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