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Audio Briefing: Massachusetts Healthcare Reform, Part 2

April 27, 2006

Source Title: Part Two: Q&A with Peggy Handrich
Source Date: April 27, 2006
Duration: 11 minutes 17 seconds
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Today's edition is the second half of our two part briefing on the Massachusetts healthcare reform initiative, the groundbreaking new program to cover virtually all the uninsured in teh Commonwealth.  The Sellers Feinberg team served as lead consultants on teh Massachusetts project.

Today, in Part Two, Peggy Handrich, the former Wisconsin Medicaid Director and now Senior Vice President at Sellers Feinberg, describes the key financial and programmatic characteristics of the Massachusetts healthcare reform initiative.  Peggy also provides additional insights into what the Massachusetts approach may mean for other states looking to reform healthcare.

In Part One, you heard Marty Sellers, President and CEO of Sellers Feinberg, describe the key components of the Massachusetts intiative, how it was developed, and implications for other states and the healthcare market.