Publications
Care Delivery Material
Video
Video for the the SHIFT-Care Challenge: Opioid Use Disorder Initatives. The SHIFT-Care Challenge invests funds for competitively-selected Massachusetts providers to promote sustainable, transformative care models that reduce avoidable acute care utilization.
Care Delivery Material
Overview of SHIFT-Care Investment Program: Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) cohort outcomes and successes, featuring nine hospital awardees and their work initiating medication for addiction treatment (MAT) for patients in the ED and supporting ongoing engagement in treatment to improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable acute care utilization.
Care Delivery Material
Spotlight on efforts to reduce stigma around Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department at UMass Memorial Health Harrington Hospital
Care Delivery Material
Foreword and final report by Brandeis University evaluating the Health Policy Commission's SHIFT-Care Challenge: Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) in the Emergency Department
Conference Submission
Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in 2022, examining the persistence of coding intensity in Massachusetts
Conference Submission
Poster presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in 2022, refining methods for identifying children with medical complexity.
Video
Video from the HPC Shorts series providing a spotlight on increasing out-of-pocket spending for birth care
Care Delivery Material
Spotlight on two health system efforts to forge medical-legal partnerships to address patients' health related social needs
DataPoints Series
A key aspect of the affordability challenge in Massachusetts is rising out-of-pocket (OOP) costs. The HPC has found that average OOP spending among commercially-insured residents increased by 20% from 2015-2017, with an estimated 100,000 Massachusetts residents facing persistently high OOP spending.
Office of Patient Protection Report
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 2020.