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
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
HPC Releases Findings From Independent Analysis on Mandated Nurse Staffing Ratios
Findings Will Inform Panel Discussion at Cost Trends Hearing, October 16-17, 2018
HPC Issues Key Findings From Upcoming Reports
Findings and Recommendations from Annual Cost Trends Report and Study on Availability of Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
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.
Potential Out-of-Network Provider Payment Benchmarks Found To Vary Widely
Research shows wide variation in payments for emergency, radiology, anesthesiology, and pathology procedures
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
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
HPC Releases Two New Studies on Behavioral Health Care Treatment Access, Prescription Drug Affordability
Findings and Recommendations Provide New Insights into Access Barriers for Patients with Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder, and Affordability Issues for Patients with Diabetes in the Commonwealth