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MA Ranks as the 4th Highest State in Medicare Spending for Medical Imaging Services

Annual spending on imaging services for Massachusetts Medicare beneficiaries is 14 percent higher than the U.S. average; Massachusetts ranks higher than the country in total imaging volume and use of more expensive facility settings.

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HPC Finds Large Gap in Per Patient Spending Between Highest and Lowest Cost Providers

Annual health care spending for patients in the highest-cost provider organization was 32 percent higher than in the lowest-cost provider organization

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HPC Announces New $10 Million Competition For Innovative Care Delivery Models That Deliver Better Health and Lower Cost: SHIFT-Care Challenge

The HPC seeks compelling new ideas from Massachusetts health care providers for reducing avoidable emergency department visits and hospital readmissions, including through models that increase patient access to timely behavioral health services

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Health Policy Commission Certifies 17 Health Care Organizations Through New ACO Program

First-in-the-Nation Program Aims to Improve Health and Lower Costs Through High-Quality, Coordinated Care

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HPC Releases Findings From Independent Analysis on Mandated Nurse Staffing Ratios

Findings Will Inform Panel Discussion at Cost Trends Hearing, October 16-17, 2018

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HPC Issues Key Findings From Upcoming Reports

Findings and Recommendations from Annual Cost Trends Report and Study on Availability of Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment

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Growth in Overall Spending Lowest Since Passage of 2012 Landmark Health Care Bill

BOSTON – Today, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) issued key findings from its upcoming 2018 Cost Trends Report.

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Potential Out-of-Network Provider Payment Benchmarks Found To Vary Widely

Research shows wide variation in payments for emergency, radiology, anesthesiology, and pathology procedures

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HPC Releases New Analysis of the Effect of the Opioid Crisis on Acute Hospital Use

Opioid-related hospital use in Massachusetts declined for the first time this decade between 2016 and 2017, but disparities by geography, race, and income persist

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New HPC Analysis Highlights Need for Transparency in Drug Pricing Practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Prices Charged by Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Generic Drugs Were Often Markedly Higher Than the Actual Cost of the Drug in Both the Massachusetts Medicaid Managed Care and Commercial Plans, Contributing to Higher Health Care Spending

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