Effort to control US healthcare costs is promising

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  • What drives cost inflation?
  • Opaque pricing
  • Quality concerns
  • Advantages of 'global payments'
  • Cost control incentives
  • Scope
  • Bonuses
  • Support
  • Measurable cost control
  • Increased quality
  • Bonuses offset cost reductions
  • Massachusetts' state-wide plan
  • Older and sicker population
  • Advantages of scale?
  • Negotiating power on price
  • Outlook

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