Massachusetts State Health Care Policy

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Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Mass.gov

(4 days ago) WEBThe Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) is an independent state agency charged with monitoring health care spending growth in Massachusetts and providing data-driven policy recommendations regarding health care delivery and payment …

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-health-policy-commission

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Health Care Reform for Individuals Mass.gov

(8 days ago) WEBIntroduction. The Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law requires that most residents over 18 who can afford health insurance have coverage for the entire year, or pay a …

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/health-care-reform-for-individuals

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HPC Policy and Research Reports Mass.gov

(5 days ago) WEBPolicy Brief: The Nurse Practitioner Workforce and Its Role in the Massachusetts Health Care Delivery System (Published May 2020) CHART Program Impact Brief (Published …

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/hpc-policy-and-research-reports

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Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health …

(9 days ago) WEBTotal Health Care Expenditures (THCE) in Massachusetts totaled $71.7 billion in 2022. From 2021 to 2022, THCE per capita increased 5.8% to $10,264 per resident. Between …

https://www.chiamass.gov/annual-report/

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Massachusetts Health Reform At Ten Years: Great - Health Affairs

(9 days ago) WEBMassachusetts’s 2006 health reform legislation was intended to move the state to near-universal health insurance coverage and to improve access to affordable health care. …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0354

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2023 – 2024 Policy Priorities - Massachusetts Public Health …

(5 days ago) WEBEmbedding an equity framework into the work of state government, health care delivery and insurance, and social drivers of health to make long-term systemic change …

https://mapublichealth.org/policy-priorities/

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How the Massachusetts HPC Contains Health Care Spending …

(Just Now) WEBMassachusetts Health Policy Commission, “2019 Health Care Cost Trends Hearing, Day One,” presentation, HPC, Oct. 22, 2019. 14. The Health Policy Commission’s executive …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/case-study/2020/mar/massachusetts-health-policy-commission-spending-growth

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How Massachusetts became a national leader on health care — …

(1 days ago) WEBMassachusetts has been a clear leader when it comes to health care coverage, and as a result, outpaces other states in health care outcomes. But it has taken a village of …

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/01/28/opinion/how-massachusetts-became-national-leader-healthcare-how-it-can-lead-again/

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Massachusetts health care reform - Wikipedia

(2 days ago) WEBA study conducted by the Urban Institute and released in December 2010 by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy stated that as of June …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_health_care_reform

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How the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Is …

(3 days ago) WEBtaken in Massachusetts, where health care spending has historically been higher than in other states and — until recent years — had been growing faster than the national average (Exhibit 1). In 2012, Massachusetts established a Health Policy Commission (HPC) as an independent government agency to lead collective efforts to make health care more

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/Waugh_Massachusetts_hlt_policy_comm_cs.pdf

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Recent Developments in Massachusetts Health Policy

(4 days ago) WEBWhile about 96% of the state’s residents have health insurance, this falls below 90% in certain cities, specifically Everett and Lawrence. Additionally, the low average growth in …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/recent-developments-massachusetts-health-policy

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Massachusetts Health Care Reform--On Second

(9 days ago) WEBMassachusetts' passage of health care reform legislation in April 2006 heralded an exciting new era in state health policy. The reform plan is the most comprehensive …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletter-article/massachusetts-health-care-reform-second-anniversary-passage-what

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Lessons from the Implementation of MASSACHUSETTS …

(6 days ago) WEBenrollment. A second group, the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Coalition, brought together business and labor groups, providers, insurers, and advocacy organizations

https://www.bluecrossmafoundation.org/sites/g/files/csphws2101/files/2020-10/Lessons%20from%20the%20Implementation%20of%20MA%20Health%20Reform.pdf

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Division of Health Care Finance and Policy

(7 days ago) WEBThe Division of Health Care Finance and Policy improves health care quality and contains health care costs by critically examining the Massachusetts health care delivery system and providing objective information, developing and recommending policies and implementing strategies that benefit the people of the Commonwealth. Governing Laws: …

https://budget.digital.mass.gov/bb/h1/fy13h1/prnt_13/brec_13/dpt_13/pnhcf.htm

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Massachusetts Health Connector – The Health Connector is the …

(4 days ago) WEBDo you need health coverage? Enroll any time of the year if you experience certain life events or qualify for help paying for health coverage including MassHealth, Children’s …

https://www.mahealthconnector.org/

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10 years after a landmark health care law, the push to contain

(Just Now) WEBTen years ago, as medical costs soared, Massachusetts passed landmark legislation to tackle the problem. The law created the Health Policy Commission, a first-of-its-kind …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/09/06/health-care-policy-commission-results-mixed

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Massachusetts Health Care Reform: A Look At The Issues

(7 days ago) WEBThe Health of Safety Net Hospitals following Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Changes in Volume, Revenue, Costs, and Operating Margins from 2006 to 2009 1 April …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.25.w432

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Healthcare policy in Massachusetts - Ballotpedia

(8 days ago) WEBHealthcare policy in Massachusetts involves the creation and implementation of laws, rules, and regulations for managing the state's healthcare system. The healthcare …

https://ballotpedia.org/Healthcare_policy_in_Massachusetts

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Resources: Legislation – Mass-Care

(3 days ago) WEBAn Act Establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts. 2023 House bill H.1239 and 2023 Senate bill S.744 will guarantee equitable health care access for every resident of the …

https://masscare.org/legislation/

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Massachusetts Health Insurance Guide healthinsurance.org

(Just Now) WEBState Exchange Profile: Massachusetts The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation overview of Massachusetts’s progress toward creating a state health insurance exchange. …

https://www.healthinsurance.org/states/health-insurance-massachusetts/

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Getting a grip on health care costs - MSN

(4 days ago) WEBThe bill would shrink the Health Policy Commission from 11 to nine members, adding two representatives of the health care industry — a hospital representative and an …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/getting-a-grip-on-health-care-costs/ar-BB1njufF

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How One State is Curbing Growth in Health Care Costs

(7 days ago) WEBWhat’s more, according to an article in Health Affairs, “Massachusetts had the second-lowest rate of growth in standardized per person spending from 2013 to 2019 among all states.”. High health care costs can be a significant burden for American households and state and local governments alike. Medicaid makes up nearly one-fifth …

https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2022/12/massachusetts-health-care-cost-growth-health-policy-commission/380497/

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About the Health Policy Commission (HPC) Mass.gov

(9 days ago) WEBAbout the Health Policy Commission (HPC) The HPC’s goal is better health and better care – at a lower cost – for all residents across the Commonwealth. The …

https://www.mass.gov/about-the-health-policy-commission-hpc

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News HPC SETS 2025 HEALTH CARE BENCHMARK AT 3.6% TO …

(Just Now) WEBBOSTON — Today, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Board set the Massachusetts Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark for calendar year 2025 at 3.6%, …

https://www.mass.gov/news/hpc-sets-2025-health-care-benchmark-at-36-to-curb-growth-and-encourage-affordability

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Summary of State Legislative Efforts Aimed at Health Care

(9 days ago) WEBThe National Academy for State Health Policy tracked 35 bills on care delivery and payment transformation (introduced and enacted) across 17 states during their 2023 …

https://nashp.org/summary-of-state-legislative-efforts-aimed-at-health-care-transformation-reforms/

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The Marketplace in your state HealthCare.gov

(3 days ago) WEBVisit New York’s website. Pennie is your state's Marketplace. Visit Pennsylvania’s website. HealthSource RI is your state’s Marketplace. Visit Rhode Island’s website. Vermont Health Connect is your state’s Marketplace. Visit Vermont’s website. Virginia's Insurance Marketplace is your state’s Marketplace.

https://www.healthcare.gov/marketplace-in-your-state/

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Massachusetts House passes Major Health Care Legislation

(5 days ago) WEBLegislation is largest update to health care laws since 2012. BOSTON – State Representative Richard M. Haggerty (D-Woburn) was pleased to join his colleagues in …

https://thereadingpost.com/2024/05/29/massachusetts-house-passes-major-health-care-legislation/

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The Launch of Massachusetts Community Health Worker …

(3 days ago) WEBMason T, Wilkinson GW, Nannini A, Martin CM, Fox DJ, Hirsch G. Winning policy change to promote community health workers: lessons from Massachusetts in the health …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00333549241253419

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Report: Worker shortages, lack of diversity, impacts health care

(2 days ago) WEBFollow Christian Wade. BOSTON — A chronic shortage of nurses and other medical staff, compounded by a lack of diversity in the state’s health care system, is impacting critical services and

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/boston/report-worker-shortages-lack-of-diversity-impacts-health-care/article_5ba2000e-1d09-11ef-9222-0b998a51e2e6.html

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