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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work : newbostonpost





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Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work

Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work
Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work
Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of workPrinted from: http://newbostonpost.com/2016/09/14/health-care-pricing-commission-kicks-off-six-months-of-work/While praising the findings of various health care policy groups, Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, co-chair of a health care pricing commission, on Tuesday noted that going through each study would take away from the limited time the group has to produce a report.[Photos: Antonio Caban/SHNS] While praising the findings of various health care policy groups, Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, co-chair of a health care pricing commission, on Tuesday noted that going through each study would take away from the limited time the group has to produce a report.[Photos: Antonio Caban/SHNS]STATE HOUSE — Attempting to incorporate 23 different perspectives in a process featuring about 27 hours of public work, members of a special commission on Tuesday set out to seek solutions to an issue that has vexed the health care industry and policymakers for years: variations in health care pricing.


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Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work

Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work
Health care pricing commission kicks off six months of work
Cost containment: New commission has until March 15 to issue recommendationsDavid Torchiana of Partners Healthcare is one of 23 people on a special commission formed to identify solutions to health care price variations.(Antonio Caban — State House News Service)BOSTON >> Attempting to incorporate 23 different perspectives in a process featuring about 27 hours of public work, members of a special commission on Tuesday set out to seek solutions to an issue that has vexed the health care industry and policymakers for years: variations in health care pricing.The commission, created as part of a law passed this summer to avoid a ballot question fight over pricing, has until March 15 to file its recommendations and any draft legislation, which members described as a tight timeline to reach consensus on a complex issue.


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Health care pricing panel starts work with split views

Health care pricing panel starts work with split views
Health care pricing panel starts work with split views
The variation in prices paid to hospitals for providing similar care is either one of the biggest problems plaguing the Massachusetts health care industry or is no problem at all.It depends on whom you ask.That was clear Tuesday at the first meeting of a special commission assembled to study price variation over six months and make recommendations for addressing it.


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