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Rachel Zimmerman and Carey Goldberg, WBUR's CommonHealth blog

Massachusetts Lawmakers Unveil Ambitious Plan To Cut Health Care Costs

By Rachel Zimmerman and Carey Goldberg, WBUR's CommonHealth blog May 4, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The proposal for state House lawmakers would control rising medical costs by capping a cap on health-care spending and could include a tax on hospitals.

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