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Division of Health Care Finance & Policy
Welcome from Commissioner Sarah Iselin
The effectiveness of our health care system depends, in part, on the availability of information. To make good decisions, purchasers must have accurate and useful information on quality, pricing, and supply. Providers, seeking to develop strategies to improve the effectiveness of the services they deliver, need information on productivity and efficiency.... Adoption of Employer Fair Share Contribution
Pursuant to MGL c. 30A and MGL c. 149, section 88, the Division has adopted regulation 114.5 CMR 16.00, Determination of the Employer Fair Share Contribution
Health Care in Massachusetts: Key Indicators August 2008
The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy is pleased to release the third edition of Health Care in Massachusetts: Key Indicators. Key Indicators provides an overview of the Massachusetts health care landscape through data reported by providers, health plans, government, and through surveys of Massachusetts residents and employers.
Estimates of the Uninsurance Rate in Massachusetts from Survey Data: Why Are They So Different?
The Division has also released a new policy brief: Estimates of the Uninsurance Rate in Massachusetts from Survey Data: Why Are They So Different? The brief examines estimates of the uninsurance rate in Massachusetts obtained from four different surveys and explains why they differ. This brief has now been updated to include 2008 CPS results.
Health Care Quality and Cost Council Hospital Data Verification Report and Related Information
Massachusetts law requires the Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council to post health care quality and cost information on a consumer-friendly website. The Council is providing data for display on the website for each hospital to review. The data is available through INET, a secure internet-based data exchange facility operated by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy. Located here are the Council's letter to the hospitals and the attachments detailing hospital inpatient and outpatient information, the computation of values and response forms.
Qualifying Student Health Insurance Program Requirement
The Division is announcing, by administrative bulletin, the decision to temporarily allow institutions of higher education to waive the requirement to purchase student health insurance for students enrolled in short-term courses (defined as a course that lasts for no more than 15 days per semester or 30 days for the entire school year), for the current 2008/2009 school year. Please see the bulletin for further information.
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