Controlling Health Care Spending in Massachusetts: An Analysis of Options

Christine Eibner ; Peter S. Hussey ; M. Susan Ridgely ; Elizabeth A. McGlynn

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Retail Health Care Clinics;    Health Care Financing;    Population and Aging;    Economists;    Health Insurance;    Health and Health Care;    Health Care Reform;    Massachusetts;   

RP-ID  :  TR-733-COMMASS

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Massachusetts passed legislation in 2006 ensuring health insurance to most residents, but rising costs and a weak economy threaten the sustainability of the reform. We analyzed 21 options for reducing health care spending in the state and identify those options that might produce savings over the next decade. Long-term solutions will require significant investments in information infrastructure and primary care capacity and fundamental change in health care delivery.