How a new commission could curb Maine's health care costs
A bill to enshrine the board was announced Tuesday as part of a package of bills backed by
There isn't much detail on how the
But policy experts say how much power the commission has and who it answers to would determine its effectiveness. These types of boards can force hospitals to use revenue targets for public good, while others do little more than pressure health care systems to charge less.
Oversight boards have many tools they can use to influence health care costs. Those tools ultimately determine how effective the oversight is, said
In
She also said there are no penalties if those caps are exceeded beyond a "public shaming process."
Oversight organizations say their measures save consumers money, but they can choose when to enforce their rules. Last year,
But it also cut the hospitals' requested revenue growth from 4.6 percent to 4.3 percent for next year, which they say will save consumers
"We're trying to correct something people have been trying to correct for 100 years," he said.
It's an idea that could draw bipartisan support in
But Foley wanted to know how it would interact with organizations like the
"The cost of health care is out of control," he said. "There's no question we need to do something about this."
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