Publications

An annual report released by the HPC providing an overview to the structure and budget of the agency, through fiscal year 2019.

This issue of HPC DataPoints examines the variation in opioid-related emergency department (ED) utilization in Massachusetts by zip code, as an accompaniment to the HPC’s recently released chartpack, Opioid-Related Acute Hospital Utilization in Massachusetts.

This twelfth issue of HPC DataPoints contains new data on PBM pricing for generic drugs in the Massachusetts Medicaid and commercial market.

This brief is the third in a series of resources that the HPC issued regarding the landscape of certified Massachusetts ACOs based on the information submitted by applicants for ACO Certification, combined with other publicly available information. The purpose of this policy brief is to provide an overview of the risk contracts and performance management approaches of Massachusetts ACOs.

This 2019 chartpack is one in a series of regularly reported updates on the impact of opioid use on acute care hospital utilization in the Commonwealth.

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.