Council includes representatives from health insurers, health care providers, small and large business, state policy makers, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, and behavioral health and consumer advocacy groups

Since 2014, a significant number of consumers received coverage for medically necessary care as a result of Massachusetts patient protection rights administered/regulated by the HPC’s Office of Patient Protection

Findings and Recommendations from Annual Cost Trends Report and Study on Availability of Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment

Findings Will Inform Panel Discussion at Cost Trends Hearing, October 16-17, 2018

Report Referred to Attorney General and Department of Public Health for Further Consideration

Findings to Be Presented at Public Meeting on October 3, 2018 and Will Inform Panel Discussion at Cost Trends Hearing, October 16-17, 2018

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) today issued the following statement on the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System. Please attribute the statement to Dr. Stuart H. Altman, Chairman.

Partnership will help promote community-based provider access to the digital health “ecosystem” and align with the Governor’s Digital Health Initiative