The Massachusetts Health Care Industry: Pathways to the Future

79 Pages Posted: 10 Nov 2009

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Dana Gelb Safran

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Jennifer Prah Ruger

University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice; University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine

Date Written: April 1, 1994

Abstract

As part of his Council on Economic Growth and Technology, Governor William F. Weld has commissioned a Task Force on the Health Care Industry to address issues surrounding the present the future role of that industry in the maintenance and growth of the Massachusetts economy. In addition to its role advising the Governor, it is expected that the task force will, from time to time, make its positions known to the congressional delegation. The task force will be jointly chaired by Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfield, Chairman of the Board of Massachusetts General Hospital and Jerome H. Grossman, M.D., President of New England Medical Center. The task force will include representatives from the health care industry, Massachusetts businesses and the academic research community, whose combined expertise will inform its work on the following three objectives:

First, the task force will address issues pertaining to the present and future role of the health care industry as a vital element of the Massachusetts economy. Economic and political pressures nationally and locally continue to require adaptation and realignment of the health care delivery sector. The task force will recommend to the Governor strategies by which to foster the appropriate restructuring and development of the Massachusetts health care sector while maintaining and advancing its position as a national and international leader in health care delivery and research.

Second, the task force will address key concerns regarding the relationship between the health care sector and other elements of the Massachusetts economy. With representation from the Massachusetts business community along with the health care delivery and research communities, the task force will be well positioned to identify the impact of health acre costs on state businesses’ competitive position and to recommend strategies through with to address these pressures.

Lastly, the task force will monitor national health care reform legislation and evaluate its impact on the Massachusetts health care industry and the economy at large. In this capacity, the task force will propose strategies by which to implement any nationally mandated reforms within a framework that supports and fosters all sectors of the economy and maintains the Commonwealth’s position as a global leader in health care delivery and research.

Keywords: Health care industry, Massachusetts, economic growth, health, health care

Suggested Citation

Safran, Dana Gelb and Prah Ruger, Jennifer, The Massachusetts Health Care Industry: Pathways to the Future (April 1, 1994). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1502902 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1502902

Dana Gelb Safran

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Jennifer Prah Ruger (Contact Author)

University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice ( email )

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University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine

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