Publications

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 2023.

Through market oversight, data-driven analysis, independent policy insights, and investment program, the HPC works to make health care more affordable, transparent, and equitable for residents of Massachusetts.

Final HPC report on the outcome of the Mass General Brigham PIP.

In this annual report for 2024, 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 series explores trends in GLP-1 prescriptions in Massachusetts through September 2023 and examines the use and spending impacts of these drugs in the Commonwealth.

This policy brief describes the business model of private equity, provides a literature review of private equity’s impact on health care, and presents a novel analysis of health care provider mergers and acquisitions in Massachusetts from 2013 to 2023. In addition, the brief summarizes potential policy approaches to enhance transparency and oversight to minimize the potential harms of private equity involvement in health care.

Presented at the 2024 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

In this annual report for 2023, 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.

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).