Publications

In this annual report for 2017, 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.

Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in 2017, examining the impact of the preventive coverage mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on spending and utilization of contraception in Massachusetts

In this annual report for 2016, 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.

A high-level policy brief on oral health care access and emergency department utilization for avoidable oral health conditions in Massachusetts

This report examines the state of community hospitals in the Commonwealth, their value to the health care system, the challenges facing them, and policy solutions to address this.

In this annual report for 2015, 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.

In this annual report for 2014, 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.

In this 2014 supplement to the annual report for 2013, 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.

In this annual report for 2013, 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.