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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

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HPC Sets Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark at 3.1% for 2020

State commission has authority to set benchmark between 3.1% and 3.6% until 2023

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HPC Issues Report on Ambulance Utilization and Payment Rates

Chartpack identifies other state approaches to addressing ambulance billing reimbursement, highlights potential areas of future action

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Health Care Spending Benchmark Considered As Massachusetts Residents and Small Businesses Continue To Face Affordability Challenges

New HPC data analysis highlights performance under the benchmark and opportunities to reduce health care spending, reinforcing urgency to implement HPC’s bold policy recommendations

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HPC Presents New Health Care Workforce Data, Convenes Leaders to Discuss Policy Solutions

Panels highlight the importance of diversifying the Massachusetts health care workforce and supporting workers in career advancement

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HPC Sets Health Care Cost Growth Target at 3.6% for 2024

Commissioners discuss March health care workforce event and outline urgent action needed

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HPC Announces Advisory Council Membership for 2019–2020

Council includes representatives from health insurers, health care providers, small and large business, state policy makers, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, and behavioral health and consumer advocacy groups

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HPC Urges Action on Policy Recommendations Needed To Meet the Commonwealth’s Cost Containment, Care Delivery Goals

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) today released its 2018 Health Care Cost Trends Report (accompanying chartpack here) examining health care spending in Massachusetts in 2017 and the state’s performance against the health care cost growth benchmark. The report makes policy recommendations to address the continued high cost of health care in the Commonwealth.

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New Research Shows Insurance Appeal and Review Process Protects Massachusetts Patients

Since 2014, a significant number of consumers received coverage for medically necessary care as a result of Massachusetts patient protection rights administered/regulated by the HPC’s Office of Patient Protection

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Health Policy Commission Finds Progress and Challenges in Examination of Health Care Trends

Growth in private health care spending stays low, while sharp increases for pharmaceuticals and MassHealth drove overall health care spending above 3.6% benchmark

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