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Mixed Results From State's Attempts To Contain Health Care Costs
ResumeMassachusetts is producing mixed results as it tests a new way to contain the cost of health care.
The $61.1 billion spent last year was just a 1.6 percent increase, well below a state imposed benchmark. But health insurance premiums rose at two to four times that rate, and the total we shelled out for deductibles, co-pays and other out of pocket expenses rose faster too: at almost six percent.
The findings were presented yesterday to the state's Health Policy Commission. Director David Seltz joined Morning Edition to help explain what's going on, and what's next.
This segment aired on September 13, 2018.