Each year Massachusetts conducting a study on trends in the costs of health care, and researchers are working to understand the cause of trends. Unfortunately, these studies show that spending on health care in Massachusetts has increased faster than economic growth and above national levels.
For private health insurance, the study determined that the overall costs have increased due to the increased cost of The Boston Globe reports health care services. In fact, the targeted study of prices for inpatient and outpatient hospital care, physician services, imaging, analysis and certain non-generic drugs increased.
Why is it so important to understand the rising costs of health care and insurance in Massachusetts?
In 06, Massachusetts has reformed its health insurance system and adopted a mandate individual health insurance, which is very similar to the Affordable Care Act and Protection of patients. Although changes in Massachusetts has provided more people with health insurance and lower uninsured rates in the state, it did not reduce the cost of health care. And now, unfortunately, the study shows that the cost of care in Massachusetts is actually growing at a faster pace.
During the discussion of the reform of health care, the opposition argued that the reform of health care would not reduce the cost of health care and trends in Massachusetts may be predictors of what is happening across the country. But Massachusetts lawmakers have recently proposed the creation of additional legislation to keep the cost of health care down and affordable for residents.
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