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OCT. 21, 2011

Poll says most want state action to cut cost of health care

By Chelsea Conaboy

 |  Globe Staff  

  October 21, 2011

A large majority of Massachusetts residents see health care costs as a big problem and one they to want see the state government act on, according to a new poll commissioned by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation. Among 1,002 Massachusetts residents randomly selected and interviewed by phone, 78 percent said the high cost of care has reached the level of being a major problem, or even a crisis. “People want action,’’ said foundation President Sarah Iselin. “The public is looking for results.’’

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