BOSTON — The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) has released the full agenda for the upcoming 2025 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Hearing, Working Together to Safeguard the Commonwealth’s Commitment to Health Care Affordability, Access, and Equity to be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
New HPC research finds the number of pharmacies has decreased by nearly 200 since 2019 (17.1%), with impacts on resident access
HPC will review potential implications on primary care access, quality, and cost
Patient use increased tenfold from 2020 to 2024; Medicare’s participation set to expire September 30, 2025, absent immediate Congressional action
“The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) extends our sincere gratitude to Governor Maura Healey for the reappointment of HPC Board Chair Deborah Devaux and appointment of new and returning members to the HPC Board of Commissioners. The full slate of commissioners bring essential experience and policy expertise to the Board, and their leadership will help guide the HPC in addressing some of the Commonwealth’s most pressing challenges – including mounting affordability issues, workforce constraints, and threats to health care access."
Commissioners also voted to initiate the first retrospective cost and market impact review of Beth Israel Lahey Health’s 2019 formation
New task force co-chaired by the Health Policy Commission and Department of Public Health begins critical work to assess and provide policy recommendations for maternal health care in Massachusetts
New effort co-chaired by HPC and EOHHS tasked with recommending a new primary care spending target, improving patient access, and strengthening workforce
HPC issues final report on cost and market impact review of new Dana-Farber-Beth Israel cancer care collaboration
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC), in conjunction with the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, held the Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Hearing today, an annual hearing to assess performance against last year’s benchmark and consider the target for the next year (calendar year 2026).