Publications

Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in 2022, refining methods for identifying children with medical complexity.

Video from the HPC Shorts series providing a spotlight on increasing out-of-pocket spending for birth care

Spotlight on two health system efforts to forge medical-legal partnerships to address patients' health related social needs

A key aspect of the affordability challenge in Massachusetts is rising out-of-pocket (OOP) costs. The HPC has found that average OOP spending among commercially-insured residents increased by 20% from 2015-2017, with an estimated 100,000 Massachusetts residents facing persistently high OOP spending.

The Office of Patient Protection (OPP), operated by the HPC, is responsible for regulating and administering certain health care consumer protections for the Commonwealth. OPP is a resource for individuals who want to become more informed and empowered health care consumers. This annual report provides a comprehensive overview of the activities of the Office in the year 2020.

Descriptions of programs implemented by Awardees participating in the Moving Massachusetts Upstream (MassUP) Investment Program

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) and the Center for Health Information Analysis (CHIA), convened the Quality Measure Alignment Taskforce (“Taskforce”) in 2017.

Research brief on children with medical complexity (CMC) in the Commonwealth, a report to the legislature. This analysis estimates the number of CMC in Massachusetts, analyzes their demographics, diagnoses, health coverage, access to and utilization of health care, and associated costs, and includes recommendations for ongoing data collection and reporting.

Midwives provide important care to birthing people, and midwifery is associated with good birth outcomes and lower costs. Despite this, the U.S. is significantly behind the global average for midwifery utilization amongst high-income nations. This HPC Short examines the state of midwifery in the Commonwealth and recommendations from the HPC to improve this landscape.

Pursuant to Mass. general laws ch.111, § 25C(g) and (i) and the Department of Public Health’s (DPH) regulations at 105 CMR 100.405(D), the Health Policy Commission (HPC) submits the following comment regarding the above-referenced matters and the independent cost-analyses (ICAs) thereof for consideration by DPH and the applicant, Mass General Brigham (MGB).