Publications

Presented at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Presented at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Presented at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Presented at the 2026 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

This issue of the HPC’s DataPoints explores commercial health care claim denials in Massachusetts, the vast majority of which were for administrative reasons, such as duplicate or incomplete claims or other submission errors.

In this annual report for 2025, 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.

This issue of the HPC’s DataPoints examines rising patient cost sharing, out-of-pocket and often unpredictable health care costs that Massachusetts residents pay.

Presented at the 2025 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Presented at the 2025 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Presented at the 2025 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting