PBS NewsHour

Massachusetts seeks cost-cutting that improves health care

Clip: 11/19/2013 | 8m 35s

With an outcome of near universal health coverage for residents of the Bay State, the 2006 reform of Massachusetts' health care system has also come with higher prices. Paul Solman reports on the state's effort to slow rising costs by looking for ways to cut spending on care that doesn't add value or improve health.

Aired: 11/19/13

Rating: NR

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