Publications

Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in 2019, examining the follow on costs of low value PAP cytology in Massachusetts

Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in 2019, examining the rapid expansion of urgent care centers in Massachusetts

Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in 2019, comparing spending levels and quality at physician-led provider groups and academic medical center-anchored groups

These profiles provide a high-level snapshot of Targeted Cost Challenge Investments program awardees, the care model they implemented, and the goals of their initiatives.

This report and interactive map analyzes the statewide availability of health care providers serving patients with co-occurring substance use disorder and mental illness in the Commonwealth.

The Tele-Behavioral Health Implementation Guide includes insights and practical tips from providers, including the HCII Telemedicine Pilot awardees, on how to successfully implement tele-behavioral health services. The guide focuses the implementation considerations of workflow, data and measurement, workforce, and technology.

This issue of DataPoints analyzes spending trends from 2013 to 2016 for commercially insured patients who have diabetes and use insulin to manage their condition.

The ACO Profiles provide a snapshot of each HPC-certified ACO, using non-confidential information submitted to the HPC through ACO Certification and other public data. This edition of the Profiles include the ACOs certified by the HPC in 2017 and 2018.

In 2012, the Massachusetts legislature enacted a landmark health care cost containment law which set the ambitious goal of bringing health care spending growth in line with the growth in the state’s overall economy. It sought to do this by instituting a health care cost growth benchmark, a statewide target for the rate of growth of total health care expenditures (THCE).

In this annual report for 2018, the HPC presents new research to enhance the collective understanding of health care spending trends and cost drivers and evaluates progress in meeting the Commonwealth’s cost containment, care delivery, and payment system goals.