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HLA Executive Director Testifies Before the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy
| March 17, 2010
On Tuesday, March 16, 2010, HLA’s Executive Director Matt Selig testified before the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy on the issue of Health Care Provider and Payer Costs and Cost Trends. He testified with a panel of consumer advocates from Health Care For All, AARP, the Harvard School of Public Health, the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization and Community Catalyst.
Attorney Selig’s testimony described the extraordinary hardships faced by HLA clients who have excessive cost-sharing terms in their insurance plans or that bear cost of care that should have been paid by a third-party.
He submitted written testimony to the Division and made separate remarks at the hearing.
The Division is required by Massachusetts law to hold annual public hearings on the issue of health care cost.
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