Yesterday, Governor Healey signed two historic health care bills into law that will strengthen oversight of the health care market and address rising drug costs. The HPC applauds the leadership of the Healey-Driscoll Administration, as well as Speaker Mariano, Senate President Spilka, and Health Care Financing Co-Chairs Representative John Lawn and Senator Cindy Friedman for working tirelessly to pass consequential and nation-leading legislation to protect patients and to improve the access and affordability of health care in the Commonwealth. The HPC looks forward to collaborating with our colleagues across state government to advance a health care system that is affordable, equitable, and puts patients first. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJ2Knt6K
Health Policy Commission
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The HPC is committed to better health and better care – at a lower cost – for all residents of the Commonwealth.
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The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) is an independent state agency working in the public interest to improve the affordability of health care for all residents of the Commonwealth. The HPC: --Creates meaningful accountability for moderating health care spending growth by setting the annual health care cost growth benchmark and assessing the performance of the health care system to meet this measurable goal. --Oversees the changing Massachusetts health care provider market to identify and respond to market failures, and to provide independent analysis of the impact of health care market changes on cost, quality, access, and equity to the public and other key health regulators. --Issues data-informed, actionable policy recommendations necessary to reduce health care cost growth, promote affordability, and advance equity and to guide the future of health care reform in Massachusetts and the U.S. --Produces reliable, objective research and reporting to the public, the health care market, and to policymakers on health care issues that touch all residents of the Commonwealth, including trends in health care costs, consumer affordability, health care workforce, and health disparities. --Provides transparency on the structure and functioning of Massachusetts health care providers by collecting and disseminating key information through provider organization registration and certification processes. --Ensures patient access to needed health care by safeguarding the rights of health insurance consumers and patients regarding coverage and care decisions by health plans and certain provider organizations --Invests in innovative care models that engage hospitals, community-based organizations, and community members in delivering high-quality health care that is affordable, accessible, and equitable.
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- 51-200 employees
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- Boston, Massachusetts
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- Government Agency
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- 2012
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Boston, Massachusetts 02109, US
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𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗔 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 (𝗠𝗛𝗜𝗦)! Did you receive CHIA’s survey recruitment letter? If so, begin the survey here: https://lnkd.in/eX8Ndhwb The Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey provides information on health care coverage, access, and affordability trends in the Commonwealth as part of CHIA’s Continuing Study on Insurance Coverage, Underinsurance, and Uninsurance. The MHIS is a tool used by CHIA, legislators, policymakers, employers, and other stakeholders to track and monitor the experiences of Massachusetts residents in obtaining timely and affordable health care. While national data sources can help monitor some aspects of health care coverage, access, and affordability, this survey provides the ability to track issues that are specific to Massachusetts. To learn more about the MHIS and review CHIA's continuing research, see https://lnkd.in/d7r7tXM
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📢Behavioral Health Provider funding opportunity! The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services has opened the Behavioral Health Supervising Clinicians Incentive Program (SCIP) application window. SCIP is a 2-year program that aims to increase the diverse workforce of qualified behavioral health professionals by improving access to supervision and reducing bottlenecks in the clinical training system. SCIP will award supervision incentives to behavioral health providers, including mental health and substance use/opioid use disorder treatment providers, operating in community-based settings across the Commonwealth. Approved supervisors will receive a flat rate of $500/supervisee per month. 📆The deadline to apply is February 14, 2025. 🔗Learn more about SCIP and submit a funding request: https://lnkd.in/e9U9UDiM Submit questions to MA_BHSCIP@pcgus.com or call 888-617-4100. #BehavioralHealth
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Apply today for the Health Policy Commission’s (HPC) 2025 Summer Fellowship program! Through market oversight, data-driven analysis, and independent policy insights, the HPC works to make health care more affordable, transparent, and equitable. Join the HPC in advancing the mission of better health and better care – at a lower cost – for all residents across the Commonwealth. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ePxN7pxN Application deadline: January 21 Read the 2024 Fellowship Report to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ektPfVCS #HealthPolicy #Fellowship #HealthEquity #Policy #DataAnalytics
2024 HPC Summer Fellowship Report
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“The HPC applauds the leadership of Speaker Mariano and Senate President Spilka for working to pass significant, meaningful legislation to strengthen health care market oversight and address rising drug costs.” Read more of HPC Executive Director David Seltz’s statement on Massachusetts health care legislation: bit.ly/3BFGzsp
Statement From HPC Executive Director David Seltz on Massachusetts Health Care Legislation
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As we look toward 2025, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) is taking a moment to reflect on the successes of the agency over the past year advancing our mission for a more transparent, accountable, and equitable health care system. Some highlights of the HPC’s work in 2024 include: 💲$1,498,861 awarded to 5 HEART-BP Investment Program awardee community health center and birthing hospitals 💻3,400+ views of the Cost Trends Hearing livestream 📞1,476 calls to the Office of Patient Protection (OPP) hotline 🚼117 babies born through the BESIDE Investment Program ✅17 public meetings convened by the HPC 📊5 Policy and Data Reports 📑1st Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) concluded successfully To all of you who have contributed to and followed this work – thank you for joining the HPC in working toward our shared goal of affordable and equitable health care for all Commonwealth residents. The HPC wishes you a healthy and warm holiday season, and a happy new year!
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The Health Policy Commission (HPC) congratulates the inaugural members of the HPC’s Behavioral Health Workforce Center (BHWC) Advisory Group! This diverse group of leaders brings expertise in policy, systems, practice, and community perspectives to address the behavioral health workforce crisis in Massachusetts. More details about the recently selected cohort and their work will be shared in the new year. Learn more about the BHWC and its critical mission: https://lnkd.in/eApyEw5i
The HPC Behavioral Health Workforce Center
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Apply today for the Health Policy Commission’s (HPC) 2025 Summer Fellowship program! Through market oversight, data-driven analysis, and independent policy insights, the HPC works to make health care more affordable, transparent, and equitable. Join the HPC in advancing the mission of better health and better care – at a lower cost – for all residents across the Commonwealth. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ePxN7pxN Application deadline: January 21 Read the 2024 Fellowship Report to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ektPfVCS #HealthPolicy #Fellowship #HealthEquity #Policy #DataAnalytics
2024 HPC Summer Fellowship Report
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Explore The Center for Health Information and Analysis's new Hospital-Wide Adult All-Payer Readmissions in Massachusetts report and interactive dashboard: https://lnkd.in/dD7793Zb
CHIA has released its most recent report on 𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡-𝙒𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝘼𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝘼𝙡𝙡-𝙋𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙁𝙔 2011-2023. The adult all-payer readmission rate in 2023 was 16.0 percent, consistent with previous years. Unplanned hospital readmissions can be used as an indicator of health system performance, for instance as a reflection of appropriate levels of treatment before discharge and follow-up care afterward. A key measure of health system quality and value since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, reductions in avoidable readmissions can lead to lower costs and improved patient experience This report is the ninth in CHIA’s annual series of all-payer readmission reports and includes data through State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023 data (July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023). For the first time, this report includes an enhanced payer type classification that leverages insurance enrollment data from Medicare, Medicaid (MassHealth), and commercial payers and includes a new breakout for patients dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. This report also includes additional analyses by patient characteristics, including sex and race/ethnicity, to provide a more comprehensive look at differences in readmissions by important sociodemographic factors. This report is accompanied by 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱, which displays readmission rates by hospital and enables comparison with statewide trends and across hospitals. Go to https://lnkd.in/dkztz-M4 to see more key findings, as well as a detailed databook and technical appendix.
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Yesterday, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Board voted to conclude the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) of Mass General Brigham, finding that MGB successfully achieved its savings target of $176.7 million and that MGB’s spending and pricing trends were reduced during the PIP. This marks the conclusion of the first PIP required under the Commonwealth’s health care cost growth benchmark accountability process overseen by the HPC. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eg9eMEWG #HealthPolicy
HPC Determines First State-Mandated Performance Improvement Plan Targeting $176 Million in Health Care Savings Was Successful
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