How the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission is fostering a statewide commitment to contain health care spending growth
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Case study (Commonwealth fund)
- Author(s):
- Waugh, Lisa, author McCarthy, Douglas, author
- Contributor(s):
- Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : The Commonwealth Fund, March 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Cost Control Health Care Costs -- statistics & numerical data Health Expenditures -- statistics & numerical data Health Expenditures -- trends Massachusetts United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- PROGRAM AT A GLANCE. KEY FEATURES. Promotes health care cost containment by setting a statewide spending growth target and monitoring payer and provider performance against it; investigating and reporting on drivers of the total cost of care; reviewing the cost and market impact of provider combinations; providing technical support and grants to foster care delivery transformation; and making data-driven policy recommendations for health care reforms. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT. High and rising health care spending is a concern for state governments, which purchase health care and regulate health care markets. In Massachusetts, health spending has historically been higher than in other states. BENEFITS. The Health Policy Commission (HPC) has engaged diverse stakeholders in a shared cost-containment agenda. The average rate of growth in total health care spending per capita in Massachusetts has been below the HPC's benchmark from 2013 to 2018. CHALLENGES. Health insurance premiums in Massachusetts increased more than the national average from 2016 to 2018, signaling the need for additional efforts to control health care costs in the private sector.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (19 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101769551 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101769551