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 2016.

The following analyses compare these 14 provider organizations by averaging patient characteristics and spending for commercially insured adult patients (ages 18 and older) whose PCPs are affiliated with each organization.

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.