Update at 2:40 p.m.: House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Rep. Steven Walsh have introduced their legislation the Health Care Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction Act of 2012 and CommonHealth has the details, including a 12-point recap of the bills main provisions. <\/p>\n
Update at 7 p.m.: In All Things Considered, WBURs Deborah Becker reported on the parameters of the legislation, and WBURs Curt Nickisch reported on industry reaction to a so-called luxury tax on pricey hospitals. <\/p>\n
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The latest effort to reform health care in Massachusetts what WBURs Martha Bebinger yesterday dubbed Chapter Two takes center stage on Beacon Hill today. <\/p>\n
During an afternoon news conference, House leaders will unveil their long-awaited legislation to rein in rising health care costs in the state. <\/p>\n
As our Newscast unit reported earlier, discussions among legislators and advocates have centered on proposals to do away with the industrys traditional fee-for-service spending model, and instead move toward a system in which providers are given a budget (so-called global payments) for the overall care of each patient. <\/p>\n
As Martha reported yesterday in her preview feature: <\/p>\n
The House and Senate are expected to build on movements that are already under way: global payments, electronic health records and the increased focus on primary care. <\/p>\n
The Senate plans to unveil its version of the legislation next week. Senate President Therese Murray has said she expects the final bill to pass the Legislature by July 1. <\/p>\n
The latest health care moves on Beacon Hill come more than a year after Gov. Deval Patrick outlined a bill to give state government more authority over controlling health spending, and more than six years after Chapter One Massachusetts landmark universal coverage law. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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