Last week, ML Strategies released an Advisory providing a comprehensive review of the sweeping health care legislation recently released by the Massachusetts Senate. The Advisory summarizes the notable provisions contained in the bill, including, among other things, how to handle the rising cost of prescription drugs, hospital reimbursement rates, changes to MassHealth (the Massachusetts Medicaid agency), and commercial insurance market tiering. The bill represents the latest in a series of proposals lawmakers and the Baker administration have made this year aimed at lowering health care costs and improving quality of care. Given the uncertain future of health care at the national level, all eyes will be on Massachusetts as it grapples with these important issues.
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