Publications
Presented at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Presented at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Presented at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Presented at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Presented at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Presented at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Slides presented at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Since 2012, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) contraceptive mandate has sought to make contraception more affordable and accessible for patients. The mandate requires commercial insurers to cover at least one form of contraception in each Federal Drug Administration (FDA)-approved category of contraception without patient cost-sharing, as well as related services.
The HPC’s SHIFT-Care SHIFT-Care Investment Program provided funding for Baystate Medical Center and PHIWM to implement an evidence-based home visit and remediation service that aimed to reduce acute care utilization and out-of-pocket health care costs, and improve the quality of life for people living with asthma.
Even before 2020, health care workers in Massachusetts reported challenges such as the strain of high turnover and lack of support – and the impacts of the pandemic exacerbated these issues and impacted patient care. This HPC Short analyzes the state of the health care workforce in Massachusetts and policy solutions to address workforce challenges.