Mass. Gov. Again Seeks Health Insurance Payment Overhaul
Articles detail the Massachusetts state of the state address, efforts in Iowa to probe denials in the high risk pool and other legislative news.
Boston Globe: Patrick Seeks Broad Changes For Community Colleges Beyond the community college proposal, Patrick introduced just two other initiatives: a health insurance payment overhaul and a criminal sentencing package, both of which he has previously supported. … The governor also touted the state’s success in curbing health insurance rate increases, from an average of 16.3 percent two years ago to 2.3 percent this year (Bierman and Phillips, 1/24).
WBUR: Patrick Outlines Initiatives In State Of The State Address To address the rising cost of health care, the governor once again called on the Legislature to pass a bill he filed last year aimed at cost containment.