HPC Announces Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for All Employees
Employees are required to provide proof of vaccination by October 26, 2021
HPC Awards $400,000 To Combat Racial Inequities in Maternal Health
Programs will provide patients with care from doulas in their communities or with shared lived experience of inequities
New HPC Report Identifies Key Health Care Cost Drivers and Calls for Immediate Action To Confront Pressing Affordability Challenges Facing the Commonwealth
Recommendations take aim at excessive provider prices, health plan affordability, and persistent health inequities
HPC Issues Statement on Preliminary Review of Atrius-Optum Transaction
BOSTON — Statement from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission on its preliminary review of the Atrius-Optum transaction:
“Yesterday, the HPC notified Atrius Health and Optum that it has completed the preliminary review of their proposed transaction and has elected not to proceed to a full cost and market impact review (CMIR). During its review, the HPC examined the potential impact of the acquisition on health care spending and market functioning in Massachusetts using available data and information.
HPC Issues Findings on COVID-19 Health Care System Impacts; Plans To Weigh In on Mass General Brigham Expansion
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
New Data Highlight Continued Health Care Affordability Challenges for Massachusetts Residents
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
Massachusetts eHealth Institute Awards ‘Right Care 4 You’ Grants to Reduce Healthcare Costs
Nearly $190,000 Will Support Two Digital Health Pilots with Local Employers
Persistently High Out-of-Pocket Spending an Increasing Burden on Massachusetts Residents
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.
State Awards $2.5 Million to Four Community Partnerships To Target Social Determinants of Health and Promote Health Equity
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
HPC Holds Virtual Policy Committee Meetings; Presents National Data on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Health Care System and New Findings on Out-of-Network Billing, Nurse Practitioner Workforce in MA
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