Publications

This special report explores emergency ground ambulance utilization and payment rates for ambulance use among commercially-insured patients in Massachusetts by examining rates for transports by the type of ambulance service that responded, regardless of out-of-network status.

This legislatively-mandated report examines telehealth use in Massachusetts and provides policy recommendations on topics such as reimbursement levels and ways to expand access to telehealth in the Commonwealth.

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.

Despite favorable outcomes associated with midwifery care, and the potential of midwife-led care to help to address ongoing racial disparities in birth outcomes, rates of midwife-attended births in the U.S. remain low. The Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) and Maternity Care in Massachusetts report examines the state of midwifery in the Commonwealth and provides recommendations to improve this landscape.

This legislatively-mandated report presents analyses and recommendations regarding the Commonwealth’s entry into the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), including an overview of nurse job vacancies in Massachusetts, whether entry into the NLC would increase the Commonwealth’s emergency and pandemic preparedness, and evaluation of other states’ entry into the NLC.

This legislatively-mandated report analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on the health care delivery system in Massachusetts, including short-term and long-term implications.

This policy brief examines the differences in care received at the end of life by race and ethnicity care in Massachusetts, highlighting existing disparities and opportunities to address these health inequities.

This legislatively-mandated report examines the use and impact of prescription drug coupons in Massachusetts, focusing on coupons issued by pharmaceutical manufacturers that reduce a commercial patient’s cost-sharing.

This policy brief examines the Nurse Practitioner workforce and its role in the Massachusetts health care delivery system.

This chartpack provides an update on out-of-network billing in Massachusetts, examining the type of services that are prone to “surprise billing,” the potential increased spending for patients and insurers, and particular provider types that have high volumes of out-of-network claims.