July 16, 2012 | Lynn Nicholas
The state must not try to exert too much control over providers, writes Lynn Nicholas, the president and CEO of the Massachusetts Hospital Association.
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Arriving at a carefully crafted, coherent law will require genuine give and take.
June 22, 2012 | Daniel Vasella
A recent comparison of world health shows that countries that spend less often have higher quality care, writes Daniel Vasella, chairman of Novartis.
June 19, 2012 | Ropper, Amato, and Samuels
Put away the red tapeAs it seeks to trim health costs, the government must avoid burdening doctors with even more paperwork requirements, write physicians Allan H. Ropper, Anthony A. Amato, and Martin A. Samuels.
June 14, 2012 | Dr. Angelo Volandes
Dying patients often receive aggressive, expensive treatment that many would reject if they had a fuller understanding of their options, writes Dr. Angelo Volandes.
June 1, 2012 | David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler
A public health insurance system like Canada’s would dramatically slice health bills in Massachusetts by cutting out the insurance-company middleman, write doctors David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler.
July 18, 2012 | Eric Beyer
The shift of many employers from HMOs to PPOs continues the unfair practice of paying hospitals wildly different prices, writes Eric Beyer of Tufts Medical Center.
Robert brown
Lawmakers should be aware of possible unintended consequences as they consider health care legislation and its effect on our state’s ability to compete in the international life sciences economy.
June 22, 2012 | Alan Sager and Deborah Socolar
Massachusetts should look overseas for successful strategies to make health spending sustainable, write Alan Sager and Deborah Socolar.
June 21, 2012 | Philip W. Johnston
20 years later, Weld’s deregulation of hospital rates looms large as the root of today’s cost crisisThe state’s decision to stop regulating hospital prices in 1992 was a mistake that unleashed the cost increases of today, writes Philip W. Johnston, a health care consultant and former state official.
June 20, 2012 | Donald M. Berwick
In Elinor Ostrom’s legacy, a lesson for Beacon HillThe work of the Nobel Prize-winning economist, who died last week, should inspire the state as it looks for ways to rein in health care costs, writes former Medicare chief Donald M. Berwick.
June 15, 2012 | Shannon Brownlee
Unless the state finds a way to limit growth in the number of hospitals and specialists, efforts to control health care spending are likely to fail, says Shannon Brownlee of the New America Foundation.
June 1, 2012 | Jon B. Hurst
To bring down the price of health insurance, lawmakers should relax some of the mandated coverage items that add to premiums, writes Jon B. Hurst of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts.
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Massive health care “reforms” that restrict choice, suppress prices, and block innovation aren’t reforms at all.
The Mass. health care law