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Massachusetts Healthcare Spending Rose Sharply After Pandemic, Study Finds
Original: New Study in Health Affairs Documents Rapid Rise in Healthcare Spending in Massachusetts After COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study published in Health Affairs, supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, documents a rapid rise in healthcare spending in Massachusetts following the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings point to accelerating costs in the state's health system since the pandemic ended, drawing attention from insurers and policymakers tracking whether spending growth can be brought back under state benchmarks.
Why now: Newly published research quantifies a sharp post-pandemic jump in healthcare costs in a state with strict spending controls.
Health AffairsBlue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsMassachusettsCOVID-19
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- New Study in Health Affairs Documents Rapid Rise in Healthcare Spending in Massachusetts After COVID-19 Pandemic · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
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