Employees are required to provide proof of vaccination by October 26, 2021
Recommendations take aim at excessive provider prices, health plan affordability, and persistent health inequities
Programs will provide patients with care from doulas in their communities or with shared lived experience of inequities
BOSTON — Statement from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission on it
While health care cost growth remains below national levels, residents with high deductible plans have trouble paying medical bills, face increased medical debt, and continue to experience unmet health care needs
While health care cost growth remains below national levels, residents with high deductible plans have trouble paying medical bills, face increased medical debt, and continue to experience unmet health care needs
Nearly $190,000 Will Support Two Digital Health Pilots with Local Employers
Lower-income residents in the Commonwealth faced with spending a growing proportion of income on out-of-pocket health care costs, per a new analysis from the HPC examining data between 2015 – 2017.
The HPC and DPH, in collaboration with other state agencies, launch MassUP, a new investment program to address “upstream” causes of poor health outcomes and health disparities in Massachusetts
Commissioners also discussed HPC’s future work to analyze the impact of COVID-19 to support the Commonwealth’s policy response, and new MassUP investments targeting disparities