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2013 Cost Trends Hearing Testimony

Pre-Filed Testimony from Witnesses

Payers

OrganizationPre-Filed Testimony
AetnaPre-Filed Testimony Response from Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsPre-Filed Testimony Response from BCBSMA
Boston Medical Center HealthNet PlanPre-Filed Testimony Response from BMC
CeltiCare of MassachusettsPre-Filed Testimony Response from CeltiCare
CIGNAPre-Filed Testimony Response from CIGNA
Fallon Community Health PlanPre-Filed Testimony Response from Fallon
Harvard Pilgrim Health CarePre-Filed Testimony Response from HPHC
Health New EnglandPre-Filed Testimony Response from HNE
Neighborhood Health PlanPre-Filed Testimony Response from NHP
Network HealthPre-Filed Testimony Response from Network Health
Tufts Health PlanPre-Filed Testimony Response from Tufts
United HealthCare Community PlanPre-Filed Testimony Response from United Healthcare

Community Health Centers

OrganizationPre-Filed Testimony
Codman Square Health CenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from Codman Square HC 
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health CenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from Edward M. Kennedy CHC
Holyoke Health CenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from Holyoke HC
Outer Cape Health ServicesPre-Filed Testimony Response from Outer Cape Health Services  

Provider Organizations

OrganizationPre-Filed Testimony
Acton Medical AssociatesPre-Filed Testimony Response from Acton
Adcare HospitalPre-Filed Testimony Response from AdCare 
Arbour Health SystemPre-Filed Testimony Response from Arbour
Atrius HealthPre-Filed Testimony Response from Atrius
Beth Israel Deaconess Care OrganizationPre-Filed Testimony Response from Beth Israel
Central Massachusetts Independent Physicians Association, LLCPre-Filed Testimony Response from CMIPA
Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice AssociationPre-Filed Testimony Response from Mount Auburn
New England Quality Care AlliancePre-Filed Testimony Response from NEQCA
Northeast Physician Hospital OrganizationPre-Filed Testimony Response from NEPHO
Partners HealthCare System, Inc.Pre-Filed Testimony Response from Partners
South Shore PHOPre-Filed Testimony Response from South Shore PHO
Steward Health Care SystemPre-Filed Testimony Response from Steward

Other Provider Organizations

OrganizationPre-Filed Testimony
Bayada Nurses Home Health CarePre-Filed Testimony Response from Bayada Nurses Home Health Care 
Kindred Hospital BostonPre-Filed Testimony Response from Kindred
MinuteClinic, LLCPre-Filed Testimony Response from MinuteClinic
Porchlight VNAPre-Filed Testimony Response from Porchlight
Shields Health Care GroupPre-Filed Testimony Response from Shields Health Care Group

Ambulatory Surgical Centers

OrganizationPre-Filed Testimony
Pioneer Valley SurgiCenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from Pioneer Valley SurgiCenter 
Same Day SurgiClinicPre-Filed Testimony Response from Same Day SurgiClinic

Hospitals

OrganizationPre-Filed Testimony
Baystate Medical CenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from Baystate
Berkshire Medical CenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from Berkshire
Boston Children's HospitalPre-Filed Testimony Response from Boston Children's
Boston Medical CenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from BMC
Brigham & Women's HospitalPre-Filed Testimony Response from Brigham's
Cambridge Health AlliancePre-Filed Testimony Response from CHA
Harrington HospitalPre-Filed Testimony Response from Harrington
Heywood HospitalPre-Filed Testimony Response from Heywood
Lahey ClinicPre-Filed Testimony Response from Lahey
Lawrence General HospitalPre-Filed Testimony Response from Lawrence General
Massachusetts General HospitalPre-Filed Testimony Response from MGH
Mercy Medical CenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from Mercy
North Adams Regional HospitalPre-Filed Testimony Response from North Adams
Southcoast Hospitals GroupPre-Filed Testimony Response from Southcoast
Tufts Medical CenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from Tufts
UMass Memorial Medical CenterPre-Filed Testimony Response from UMass Medical

32B Communities

OrganizationPre-Filed Testimony
Town of LexingtonPre-Filed Testimony Response from Lexington
Town of RandolphPre-Filed Testimony Response from Randolph

Oral Testimony from Witnesses

Meeting the Benchmark: Achieving Sustainable Health Care Cost Growth In Massachusetts

OrganizationWitness
Berkshire Health SystemsMs. Darlene Rodowicz, CFO and Treasurer
Lawrence General HospitalMs. Dianne Anderson, President & CEO
New England Quality Care AllianceDr. Jeffrey Lasker, President & CEO
Partners HealthCare Systems, IncDr. Gary Gottlieb, President & CEO
Tufts Health Plan/Network HealthMr. James Roosevelt, Jr, President & CEO
UMass Memorial Health CareDr. Eric Dickson, President & CEO

Transforming the Delivery System: Promoting Accountable, High Quality Care

OrganizationWitness
Atrius HealthDr. Richard Lopez, Chief Medical Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MassachusettsMs. Deborah Devaux, Senior Vice President
Boston Medical CenterMs. Kate Walsh, President & CEO
Edward M. Kennedy Community Health CenterMs. Antonia McGuire, President & CEO
Mercy Medical Center/Sisters of Providence Health SystemMr. Daniel Moen, President & CEO

Evaluating Market Structure: Measuring Impact on Cost, Quality, and Access

OrganizationWitness
Acton Medical AssociatesDr. Deborah Kovacs, Medical Director
Harvard Pilgrim Health PlanMr. Eric Schultz, President & CEO
Lahey HealthDr. Howard Grant, President & CEO
Signature Healthcare BrocktonMr. Kim Hollon, President & CEO
Steward HealthcareDr. Ralph de la Torre, Chairman & CEO

Empowering Purchasers: Advancing Transparency, Information, and Incentives

OrganizationWitness
Fallon Community Health PlanMr. Janis Liepins, VP of Marketing
Group Insurance CommissionMs. Dolores Mitchell, Executive Director
Health Care for AllMs. Amy Whitcomb Slemmer, Executive Director
Massachusetts Association of Health UnderwritersMr. David Shore, President
Cummings PropertiesMr. William Grant, CFO

Public Testimony

Massachusetts Human Service Workers Union SEIU Local 509 Public Testimony

Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals Public Testimony

Medical Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis Public Testimony

Tobacco Free Massachusetts Public Testimony

HCFA Consumer Advocacy Leadership Team Public Testimony

Massachusetts Association of Health Plans Public Testimony

Health Plan Employer Provider Consolidation Letter

Health Plan Employer PPO Letter

Massachusetts Health Quality Partners Public Testimony