Oral Testimony
- Friends of Prouty Garden
- Health Leads
- Dr. Lachlan Forrow, Chair, Massachusetts DPH Interdisciplinary Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life
- Lisa Montuori Trimble, RN, MSN, MPH
- Barbara Anthony
Pre-Filed Testimony (PFT) Overview
Under Chapter 224, the HPC is required to identify a number of health care providers and payers as witnesses for the Cost Trends Hearing. As such, the HPC requests written pre-filed testimony from nearly 70 organizations and calls on over 30 individuals to testify in-person at the two-day Hearing. The pre-filed and in-person testimony helps to inform various research and policy streams, including the HPC’s Annual Cost Trends Report.
Each summer, Pre-Filed Testimony is sent to approximately fifty health care payers, providers and hospitals. This testimony generally consists of approximately ten questions on a variety of relevant topics, such as alternative payment methodologies, behavioral health integration, and price transparency.
PFT: Hospitals
PFT: Payers
Exhibits and Questions
HPC Exhibit 1
| Organization | Pre-Filed Testimony |
|---|---|
| Aetna | Aetna - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| BMC Healthnet Plan | BMC Healthnet Plan - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| Celticare Health | CeltiCare Health - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| Commonwealth Care Alliance | Commonwealth Care Alliance - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| Fallon Community Health Plan | Fallon Community Health Plan - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| Health New England | Health New England - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| Neighborhood Health Plan | Neighborhood Health Plan - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| Tufts Health Plan | Tufts Health Plan - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
| United Healthcare | United Healthcare - 2016 Pre-Filed Testimony |
PFT: Providers
Exhibits and Questions
AGO Exhibit 1