Austerity program: States keep an eye on Mass. legislation limiting annual healthcare expenditures.

Massachusetts' landmark bill to contain healthcare spending has the attention of policymakers nationwide, as they wait to see which approaches in the law work. "This is a broad bill that uses a lot of different levers to make progress on healthcare affordability," says Sarah Iselin, left, of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation. "It's a complex challenge, and if there were one silver-bullet solution, we'd all be doing it."