HPC Shorts: Excessive Pricing in the Massachusetts Health Care System

Heath care spending per person in the US is almost double what it is in other high-income countries. It’s not that we use more health care in the United States – it’s that we pay more for it. This episode of HPC Shorts looks into how US health care pricing works, and how this system results in excessive spending in Massachusetts.

For the full analysis, see Chapter 3 of the 2023 Health Care Cost Trends Report here: https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/...

   • HPC Shorts   is a video series from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) featuring select data and findings on timely health policy topics. Each episode tells a story to spotlight a specific policy area using the HPC’s cutting-edge research and analysis.