Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight Hearing: State of Access, Affordability, Quality and Staffing of Hospitals in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and The Islands
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Public Hearing: Examination of the Effects of Private Equity Ownership and Investment in Health Care
Building a Robust Health Care Workforce in MA: Findings, Challenges, and Opportunities
March 29, 2023
8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM Program Begins
Suffolk University Law School
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA
This event has reached capacity for in-person attendees and registration is closed.
Agenda - Building a Robust Health Care Workforce in Massachusetts
Presentation - Workforce Event - March 29, 2023
Executive Summary: Health Care Workforce Trends and Challenges in the Era of COVID-19
Chartpack: Health Care Workforce Trends and Challenges in the Era of COVID-19
Watch the livestream on YouTube
Public Hearing on Proposed Office of Patient Protection (OPP) Regulation: March 2, 2023
Public Hearing on Drug Pricing Review: December 13, 2019
1:00 PM
50 Milk Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA
Notice of Public Hearing on Drug Pricing Review
Presentation - Drug Pricing Review Public Hearing - December 13, 2019
Written Testimony
More information can be found here
Public Listening Session - Prescription Drug Coupons: May 21, 2019
Benchmark Hearings: 2017 - 2024
See here for information and materials related to the Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark.
Public Listening Session - ACO Certification Program: January 23, 2019
10:00AM
50 Milk Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA
Notice of Public Listening Session: January 23, 2019
ACO Public Listening Session - Presentation
Written Testimony
Massachusetts Employer Health Coalition Kickoff Breakfast: December 11, 2018
In partnership with the Health Policy Commission, the Massachusetts Employer Health Coalition hosted an engaging forum on improving the appropriate use of emergency departments (ED) as a strategic step toward a more affordable health care system. For more information, click here.
Public Hearing on RBPO/ACO Patient Appeals Regulation: May 25, 2018
Partnering to Address the Social Determinants of Health: What Works?: May 17, 2018
8:00 AM
University of Massachusetts Club
1 Beacon Street, 32nd Floor
Boston, MA
Agenda
Program Book
Presentation – Dr. Alice Chen
Presentation – Commissioner Monica Bharel
Video
Public Listening Session - Shifting Drug Distribution Channels: May 9, 2018
9:30AM
50 Milk Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA
Notice of Public Listening Session: May 9, 2018
Presentation
Written Testimony – HPC Public Listening Session – May 9, 2018
Oral Testimony – HPC Public Listening Session – May 9, 2018
CHART Phase 2 Statewide Convening: October 16, 2017
On October 16, 2017, the Health Policy Commission held its second CHART Phase 2 Statewide Convening to highlight some of the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the individual and collective work of the two-year, $60 million investment in 25 programs across 27 community hospitals to improve care for high risk and vulnerable populations. This full-day public event included panel discussions and breakout sessions where attendees heard directly from care team members, program managers, and hospital leadership implementing these initiatives.
Event Booklet
Panel Session Slides
Convening Summary
Lessons Learned Summary
Consumer Preferences, Hospital Choices, and Demand-Side Incentives: April 10, 2017
With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, HPC staff, in conjunction with researchers from Tufts Medical School, presented research to evaluate a patient's choice of community hospitals versus academic medical centers. Harvard University researchers also presented findings today from several studies on the impact of tiered network plan designs on hospital choice and medical spending in Massachusetts. The event culminated with a panel discussion.
Event Program
HPC Presentation
Enrollment In A Health Plan With A Tiered Provider Network Decreased Medical Spending By 5 Percent - HealthAffairs article by Dr. Anna Sinaiko
Discussion Series on Provider Price Variation: March - May 2016
As presented at the March 2 Board meeting, the HPC convened a group of key stakeholders to discuss specific, data-driven policy options to address unwarranted provider price variation. These meetings stemmed from the HPC's Special Report on Provider Price Variation, released in conjunction with the 2015 Cost Trends Report. All three meetings were open to the public and well-attended.
May 19, 2016
12:00PM
50 Milk Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA
April 13, 2016
12:00PM
50 Milk Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA
The second meeting in the stakeholder discussion series will take place on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 12:00 PM. This meeting will focus on potential supply-side policy options to address unwarranted price variation including, for example, discussion around adoption of global budgets, transitioning from using historic spending to developing global budgets, and other enhancements to alternative payment methodologies. Presentations will be given by Dr. Hoangmai Pham (Chief Innovation Officer for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation) and HPC staff.
Agenda
Presentation
Presentation - Dr. Hoangmai Pham on Financial Benchmarking
Video
March 30, 2016
12:00PM
50 Milk Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA
The first meeting in the HPC's Provider Price Variation Stakeholder Discussion Series took place on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 12:00 PM and focused on potential demand-side incentives to address unwarranted price variation including, for example, enhancing insurance market functioning, insurance product design, reference pricing and cash-back rebates, and increased transparency for price and quality. Presentations were given by HPC staff and staff from the Attorney General's Office.
Out-of-Network Billing Listening Sessions
2015 Cost Trends Report: Out-of-Network Billing
Public Comments
Massachusetts Hospital Association - May 18, 2016
Massachusetts Hospital Association - April 6, 2016
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts - April 6, 2016
May 18, 2016
Joint meeting of the Cost Trends & Market Performance and Quality Improvement & Patient Protection Committees.
9:30AM
50 Milk Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA
April 6, 2016
Joint meeting of the Cost Trends & Market Performance and Quality Improvement & Patient Protection Committees.
10:00AM
50 Milk Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA
Agenda
Presentation
2015 Cost Trends Report: Out-of-Network Billing
Audio
Community Hospitals at a Crossroads March 29, 2016
Since late 2012, the Commonwealth has made significant progress in slowing the growth of health care costs. However, a critical sector of the health care delivery system—community hospitals—is facing unprecedented challenges, threatening progress toward creating an efficient, high-quality health care system accessible to all patients in Massachusetts.
The HPC released a unique report in March 2016 entitled: Community Hospitals at a Crossroads: Findings from an Examination of the Massachusetts Health Care System
This report details the challenges facing community hospitals, identifies a future vision for community-based care, and outlines necessary steps toward transforming the care delivery and payment system to achieve that vision. The report was developed by the HPC after more than a year of research, analysis, and interviews with health care providers, consumers, health plans, community leaders, elected officials, and other expert partners.
| Date published: | May 29, 2018 |
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| Last updated: | May 29, 2018 |