HPC Finds Potential for Increased Primary Care Access; Projects Spending Impact of the Transaction to be $39.9 Million

New research highlights growing behavioral health diagnoses and medication use, with notable trends for women and children

Policy event this week will explore issues and identify next steps to strengthen behavioral health care access, workforce

Preliminary review of MGB-CVS proposal estimates $40 million in increased spending annually

HPC also finalized new regulatory updates and discussed new investment program supporting hospital to home discharges

"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."

PATHways investment program will support timely discharges to home, a contributing factor to increased lengths of stay and ED boarding

Updated HPC research recommends action to decrease ED boarding

Today, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) announced the new HPC Advisory Council membership for the 2026 – 2027 term.

CHIA’s Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System documents that health care cost growth is continuing to grow at an alarming pace.