Quality, Cost, and Purpose: Comparisons of Government and Private Sector Payments for Similar Services
Publication Date:
1/23/2011
Author Information
Kristina Richardi, Luc Schuster, and Nancy Wagman
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
This report examines the cost of public services, looking carefully at the market costs and how they compare to what the state pays. It also examines some of the implications of those differences.