Four concrete ways Mass. can lower health care costs

Consider that in 2023, about 4 in 10 Bay Staters reported having trouble affording health care, and nearly 1 in 3 avoided getting needed health care because of cost, according to the Center for Health Information and Analysis’ s 2025 annual report, released March 12. That translates to $11,153 per resident. The average annual premium for a family health insurance…