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.

Health care quality measurement serves an increasingly important role in supporting the delivery of high-value health care, guiding improvement activities, and promoting accountability for health-related outcomes across providers.

An annual report released by the HPC providing an overview to the structure and budget of the agency, through fiscal year 2018.

An annual report released by the HPC documenting projects and activities undertaken during the HPC's 2017 Summer Fellowship Program.

Poster presented at the AcademyHealth 2017 Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health on building a stakeholder-informed learning and dissemination strategy

This report analyzes out-of-network billing in Massachusetts and provides context for state policy approaches to protect consumers, improve market functioning, enhance the viability of limited network products, and reduce costs.

This report analyzes the increasing issue of behavioral health-related emergency department boarding in Massachusetts, the inadequate outpatient and inpatient supply of BH services causes of this increase, and identifies ways to alleviate pressure on EDs and improve outcomes for patients with BH diagnoses.

This 2017 chartpack is one in a series of regularly reported updates on the impact of opioid use on the health care system, availability of pharmacologic treatment, and recommendations for payment and care delivery reform in the Commonwealth.

The HPC will publish a chartpack in order to better understand the impact of the epidemic on the health care system from 2011 to 2015. While the initial report focused on opioid-related hospital inpatient discharges, the new chartpack includes ED visits as well. Below are some highlights from this upcoming chartpack.