Evaluation of the Health Care Cost Containment Law of 2012

The Office of the State Auditor examined the impacts of the health care cost containment law passed in 2012--Chapter 224.

In 2012, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a law to control health care spending growth while improving access and quality-- Chapter 224. As part of this law, the Legislature tasked the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) with conducting a review of the impacts of this law. The goal of this review was to provide policymakers and stakeholders with an understanding of whether the law was meeting its goals in the areas of cost, access, behavioral health, workforce development, and public health.

The OSA released an initial report on the impacts in June of 2017, and a follow-up report in July 2018.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Read the OSA’s 2018 report on the impact of Chapter 224 
Read the executive summary of the 2018 report on the state’s direct care workforce 

All other tasks

Read the 2018 report on the state’s direct care workforce 
Read the OSA's 2017 report on the impact of Chapter 224 
Read the executive summary of OSA's 2017 report on the impact of Chapter 224 

What you need to know

Chapter 224 overview 
Learn more about large scale evaluations 
Workforce impacts of the health care cost containment law 
Health Care Cost Containment Law Evaluation Advisory Committee 
Research design summary for the evaluation of the Health Care Cost Containment Law 
Read the Chapter 224 Stakeholder Study  

Contact Information

Address

Massachusetts State House, Room 230, Boston, MA 02133
directions 

Phone

Main (617) 727-2075

Online

Auditor@sao.state.ma.us
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Fax

(617) 727-3014

Additional Resources

Health Care Cost Containment Law Language
Evaluation of the Health Care Cost Containment Law (Chapter 224) FAQ
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