GLP-1 Spending in Massachusetts Projected To Decrease Significantly in 2026 After Changes in Commercial Coverage
New research shows 52% decrease in GLP-1 utilization for weight loss from 2025 to Q1 2026
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State Task Force Endorses Bold New Vision for Primary Care in Massachusetts
The Primary Care Access, Delivery, and Payment Task Force recommends new primary care spending target of at least 15% and reforms to strengthen the primary care workforce
Health Policy Commission Executive Director David Seltz: Statement on Health Care Affordability Working Group Recommendations to Lower Health Care Costs
BOSTON — “It is imperative for Massachusetts to take the lead in safeguarding health care affordability and access – and the Governor’s Health Care Affordability Working Group has provided an actionable roadmap for the Commonwealth to do this. The recommendations on primary care investment, innovative care delivery models, and curbing high out-of-network prices, directly align with the policy recommendations and mission of the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission.
HPC Makes New Investments To Ease Patient Discharges From Hospital to Home
The PATHways awardees will receive $1.38M in total funding to support timely discharges to home, a contributing factor of increased lengths of stay and ED boarding.
HPC Issues Final Cost and Market Impact Review Report on Proposed CVS-MGB Primary Care Affiliation
HPC Finds Potential for Increased Primary Care Access; Projects Spending Impact of the Transaction to be $39.9 Million
HPC Finds Over One in Four Commercially Insured Residents Filled a Behavioral Health Prescription in 2024
New research highlights growing behavioral health diagnoses and medication use, with notable trends for women and children
New HPC Research Examines Payments for Behavioral Health Care and Proposes Policy Options
Policy event this week will explore issues and identify next steps to strengthen behavioral health care access, workforce
Health Policy Commission Executive Director David Seltz: Statement on 20 Years of Health Care Reform
"Today, we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of landmark health care reform – reform that expanded access to care for residents across the Commonwealth and helped pave the way for national progress as a model for the Affordable Care Act."
HPC Finds New Primary Care Model Has Potential To Increase Patient Access; Cost Impacts Raise Concerns
Preliminary review of MGB-CVS proposal estimates $40 million in increased spending annually
HPC Maintains 2027 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark at 3.6% and Calls for Renewed Commitment to Affordability Across Health Care System
HPC also finalized new regulatory updates and discussed new investment program supporting hospital to home discharges