Commissioners also voted to initiate the first retrospective cost and market impact review of Beth Israel Lahey Health’s 2019 formation

HPC issues final report on cost and market impact review of new Dana-Farber-Beth Israel cancer care collaboration

New effort co-chaired by HPC and EOHHS tasked with recommending a new primary care spending target, improving patient access, and strengthening workforce

BOSTON —  “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. Total health care expenditures totaled $78.1 billion dollars in 2023, representing 8.6% growth from the prior year -- far surpassing the state’s health care cost growth benchmark of 3.6%, with real ramifications for our residents and businesses.

Proposed affiliation and new cancer hospital would be a significant realignment for cancer care among major Massachusetts health care providers

47% of children ultimately admitted to a psychiatric bed in an acute care hospital stayed in the ED more than 24 hours in 2024