An increasing number of states are setting healthcare cost growth targets to control spending, but critics question whether those policies can adequately curb costs. Around a dozen states have implemented or are considering policies designed to track healthcare spending trends and reduce cost growth. State officials continue to add data sources and enforcement tools to strengthen cost growth benchmarks. However, economists argue those programs do not have the regulatory teeth to meaningfully slow spending growth.
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Source: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/cost-growth-targets-massachusetts-oregon