Meetings of the HPC's 11-member Board are held approximately every six weeks throughout the year. At these public meetings, HPC staff presents Board members with a high-level overview of major workstreams at the HPC. These meetings often feature interagency partners or guest lecturers relevant to health care cost containment and reform. Major reports, statutory regulations, and publications are authorized by a majority vote at these meetings.
2024 Board Meetings
Thursday, January 25 - 1:00 - 3:00 PM
Thursday, April 11
Thursday, June 13
Thursday, July 18
Thursday, September 19
Thursday, December 12
Unless otherwise noted, all Board meetings will take place at 12:00PM and be livestreamed on the HPC’s YouTube channel.
April 11, 2024
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - April 4, 2024
Presentation - Board Meeting - April 4, 2024
January 25, 2024
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - January 25, 2024
Presentation - Board Meetings - January 25, 2024
Minutes from December 13, 2023 Board Meeting
December 13, 2023
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - December 13, 2023
Presentation - Board Meeting - December 13, 2023
Guest Presentation: Private Equity in Health Care: Trends, Impact, and Policy – Dr. Zirui Song
Minutes from the September 13, 2023 Board Meeting
September 13, 2023
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - September 13, 2023
Presentation - Board Meeting - September 13, 2023
Minutes from July 12, 2023 Board Meeting
Cost Trends Report:
- 2023 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report and Policy Recommendations
- 2023 Cost Trends Report: Chartpack
- 2023 Cost Trends Report: Policy Recommendations
- 2023 Cost Trends Report: Interactive Overview and Dashboard
July 12, 2023
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - July 12, 2023
Presentation - Board Meeting - July 12, 2023
HPC Health Equity 2023 Annual Update - July 12, 2023
Health Equity Practice and Style Guide
Minutes from June 7, 2023 Board Meeting
June 7, 2023
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - June 7, 2023
Presentation - Board Meeting - June 7, 2023
Minutes from the April 12, 2023 Board Meeting
April 12, 2023
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - April 12, 2023
Presentation - Board Meeting - April 12, 2023
Minutes from January 25, 2023 Board Meeting
Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark FAQs
Final Office of Patient Protection Regulation (958 CMR 3.000) (April 28, 2023)
January 25, 2023
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - January 25, 2023
Presentation - Board Meeting - January 25, 2023
Minutes from December 14, 2022 Board Meeting
Ten Years of Cost Containment in Massachusetts: New Video and Interactive Timeline
Telehealth Use in the Commonwealth and Policy Recommendations
December 14, 2022
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - December 14, 2022
Presentation - Board Meeting - December 14, 2022
AGO Presentation - Board Meeting - December 14, 2022
Minutes from September 27, 2022 Board Meeting
September 27, 2022
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - September 27, 2022
Presentation - Board Meeting - September 27, 2022
Minutes from July 13, 2022 Board Meeting
July 13, 2022
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 2:30 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - July 13, 2022
Presentation - Board Meeting - July 13, 2022
Minutes from the June 8, 2022 Board Meeting
Health Equity Framework: July 13, 2022
June 8, 2022
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - June 8, 2022
Presentation - Board Meeting - June 8, 2022
Minutes from the April 13, 2022 Board Meeting
Letter from Dr. Don Berwick: 2023 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark
April 13, 2022
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - April 13, 2022
Presentation - Board Meeting - April 13, 2022
Minutes from the January 25, 2022 Board Meeting
2023 Benchmark Vote Notification Letter
January 25, 2022
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:30 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - January 25, 2022
Presentation - Board Meeting - January 25, 2022
Recording - Board Meeting - January 25, 2022
Minutes from the September 15, 2021 Board Meeting
Minutes from the November 8, 2021 Board Meeting
Performance Improvement Plan Process Overview
HPC Public Comment - MGB Determination of Need Application
November 8, 2021
Executive Session
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - November 8, 2021
September 15, 2021
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 2:30 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - September 15, 2021
Presentation - Board Meeting - September 15, 2021
Minutes from the July 14, 2021 Board Meeting
July 14, 2021
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - July 14, 2021
Presentation - Board Meeting - July 14, 2021
Recording - Board Meeting - July 14, 2021
Minutes from the June 24, 2021 Board Meeting
Health Equity Practice and Style Guide
HPC Datapoints, Issue 20: Oral Health Access and Equity in the Commonwealth
June 24, 2021
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - June 24, 2021
Presentation - Board Meeting - June 24, 2021
Recording - Board Meeting - June 24, 2021
Minutes from the May 19, 2021 Board Meeting
May 19, 2021
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
1:00 - 3:30 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - May 19, 2021
Presentation - Board Meeting - May 19, 2021
Recording - Board Meeting - May 19, 2021
Minutes from the April 14, 2021 Board Meeting
VIDEO: Mother and Infant-Focused Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Interventions
Maternal and Infant Focused Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Investment Program Evaluation Report
Evaluation of the Commonwealth's Entry into the Nurse Licensure Compact
April 14, 2021
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 2:30 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - April 14, 2021
Presentation - Board Meeting - April 14, 2021
Recording - Board Meeting - April 14, 2021
Impact of COVID-19 on the Massachusetts Health Care System: Interim Report
Minutes from the January 13, 2021 Board Meetin
March 25, 2021 - Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Hearing
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 3:00 PM
Notice of Public Hearing
Agenda - Benchmark Hearing
Presentation - Benchmark Hearing
Recording
CHIA: Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System
Testimony
January 13, 2021
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - January 13, 2021
Recording - Board Meeting - January 13, 2021
Presentation - Board Meeting - January 13, 2021
Minutes from the November 18, 2020 Board Meeting
November 18, 2020
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - November 18, 2020
Recording - Board Meeting - November 18, 2020
Presentation - Board Meeting - November 18, 2020
Presentation - Estimating the Impact of COVID-19 (Updated November 18, 2020)
Telemedicine Pilot Program Evaluation Report
Minutes from September 15, 2020 Board Meeting
September 15, 2020
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - September 15, 2020
Recording - Board Meeting - September 15, 2020
Presentation - Board Meeting - September 15, 2020
Presentation - Estimating the Impact of COVID-19 (Updated September 15, 2020)
Minutes from July 22, 2020 Board Meeting
July 22, 2020
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Agenda - Board Meeting - July 22, 2020
Recording - Board Meeting - July 22, 2020
Presentation - Board Meeting - July 22, 2020
Presentation - Estimating the Impact of COVID-19 (Updated July 22, 2020)
Presentation - HPC Health Equity Framework
Minutes from June 10, 2020 Board Meeting
June 10, 2020
***VIRTUAL MEETING***
12:00 - 2:00 PM
Meeting livestream available
Agenda - Board Meeting - June 10, 2020
Recording - Board Meeting - June 10, 2020
Presentation - Board Meeting - June 10, 2020
Presentation - Estimating the Impact of COVID-19
Minutes from February 5, 2020 Board Meeting
On June 10, 2020 at a public meeting of the HPC’s Board of Commissioners, Dr. David Auerbach, Senior Director of Research and Cost Trends at the HPC, presented select findings from a targeted survey of provider practices produced by the HPC, the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Physicians, and other academic partners to evaluate the impacts of COVID-19. The full results of this survey can be found in the following paper: Economic and Clinical Impact of COVID-19 on Provider Practices in Massachusetts
March 11, 2020 - Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Hearing
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Notice of Public Hearing
Agenda - Benchmark Hearing
Full Presentation
Testimony
February 5, 2020
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda - Board Meeting - February 5, 2020
Slides - Board Meeting - February 5, 2020
Minutes from November 20, 2019, Board Meeting
2019 Cost Trends Report, Chartpack, and Executive Summary
Drug Pricing Review Regulation
November 20, 2019
8:00AM (please note that the public portion of the meeting will begin at 9:00AM)
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda - Board Meeting - November 20, 2019
Presentation - Board Meeting - November 20, 2019
Minutes from the September 11, 2019, Board Meeting
Drug Pricing Review Proposed Regulation
Drug Pricing Review Standard Reporting Form
CHART Program Impact Brief
September 11, 2019
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda - Board Meeting - September 11, 2019
Minutes from the July 24, 2019, Board Meeting
Presentation - Board Meeting - September 11, 2019
OPP Factsheet
HPC DataPoints, Issue #14: The Price is Right? Variation in Potential Out-of-Network Provider Payment Benchmarks
July 24, 2019
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda - Board Meeting - July 24, 2019
Minutes from the May 1, 2019, Board Meeting
Presentation - Board Meeting - July 24, 2019
Review of Third-Party Specialty Pharmacy Use for Clinician-Administered Drugs
May 1, 2019
Agenda - Board Meeting - May 1, 2019
Presentation - Board Meeting - May 1, 2019
Minutes from the April 3, 2019 Board Meeting
HPC DataPoints, Issue 11
Co-Occurring Disorders Care in Massachusetts: A Report on the Statewide Availability of Health Care Providers Serving Patients with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder and Mental Illness
April 3, 2019
3:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda - Board Meeting - April 3, 2019
Presentation - Board Meeting - April 3, 2019
Minutes from the February 13, 2019 Board Meeting
March 13, 2019 - Hearing on the Potential Modification of the 2020 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark
12:00 PM
Massachusetts State House
Gardner Auditorium
24 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02133
Notice of Public Hearing
Agenda
Presentation
Testimony
See here for more information
February 13, 2019
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Minutes from the December 13, 2018 Board Meeting
2018 Cost Trends Report, Chartpack, and Technical Appendices
December 13, 2018
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Minutes from the September 27, 2018 Board Meeting
September 27, 2018
11:00AM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation - September 27, 2018
Final CMIR Report - Beth Israel Lahey Health
Executive Summary - Final CMIR Report - Beth Israel Lahey Health
Minutes - September 12, 2018
September 12, 2018
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation - September 12, 2018
CHIA Presentation - September 12, 2018
CHIA Annual Report - September 2018
BCMHC Presentation - September 12, 2018
Minutes from the 7/18/18 Board Meeting
July 18, 2018
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Presentation - CMIR
Presentation - SHIFT-Care
Preliminary CMIR Report - Beth Israel Lahey Health
Executive Summary of Preliminary CMIR Report - Beth Israel Lahey Health
Final Regulation - RBPO/ACO Appeals
Minutes - April 25, 2018
April 25, 2018
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Commission Document Presentation - April 25, 2018
Care Dimensions Presentation - April 25, 2018
Meeting Minutes - March 28, 2018
Guidance on Notices Regarding Out-of-State Organizations
Proposed Regulation on Risk Bearing Provider Organization and ACO Appeals
March 28, 2018 - Hearing on the Potential Modification of the 2019 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Benchmark Hearing Agenda
Notice of Public Hearing
Presentation - March 28, 2018
Presentation - Benchmark Hearing
Meeting Minutes - January 31, 2018
2017 Health Care Cost Trends Report
2017 Health Care Cost Trends Report: Chartpack
2017 Health Care Cost Trends Report: Executive Summary
January 31, 2018
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - January 3, 2018
January 3, 2018
10:00AM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - December 12, 2017
Executive Summary of Final CMIR Report - PHS-MEE
Final CMIR Report - PHS-MEE
December 12, 2017
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - November 1, 2017
November 1, 2017
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - September 13, 2017
September 13, 2017
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - July 26, 2017
July 26, 2017
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - March 29, 2017
March 29, 2017
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2017
Final Performance Improvement Plan Regulation
Policy 2017-01 Process for Performance Improvement Plans
March 8, 2017 - Hearing on the Potential Modification of the 2018 Benchmark
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
1:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
List of Public Testimony
For the first time under the framework set forth in Chapter 224, the HPC Board may modify the annual health care cost growth benchmark established in statute for calendar year 2018. As required by state law, the HPC will set the 2018 benchmark equal to potential gross state product minus 0.5 percent, or 3.1%, unless the HPC determines that an adjustment to the benchmark is reasonably warranted.
February 8, 2017
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - January 11, 2017
January 11, 2017
9:30AM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - November 9, 2016
November 9, 2016
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - September 27, 2016
HPC Letter in Support of NASHP Comments
September 27, 2016
10:00AM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - September 7, 2016
HPC Comment Regarding Proposed Expansion of Boston Children’s Hospital
September 7, 2016
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - July 27, 2016
Presentation
Presentation - Final CMIR Report
Presentation - Opioid Report
Presentation - CHIA Annual Report
July 27, 2016
1:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - June 1, 2016
Presentation
Presentation - Cost and Market Impact Review
Preliminary CMIR Report - BIDCO - NEBH - NEBCIO - MWMC - BIDMC - HMFP
Health Care Innovation Investment Summary
Final Annual Assessment Regulation
June 1, 2016
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - March 2, 2016
Presentation
March 2, 2016
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - January 20, 2016
PIP Interim Guidance
January 20, 2016
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - December 16, 2015
December 16, 2015
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
2015 Cost Trends Report Preliminary Findings
Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2015
November 18, 2015
12:00PM
50 Milk Street
8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - September 9, 2015
September 9, 2015
12:00PM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - July 22, 2015
July 22, 2015
12:00PM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - June 10, 2015
June 10, 2015
12:00PM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - April 29, 2015
Presentation
April 29, 2015
12PM
Center for Health Information and Analysis
501 Boylston Street
Boston, MA
Agenda
Presentation
Presentation: SUD Report - Aron Boros, Executive Director, Center for Health Information and Analysis
Meeting Minutes - March 11, 2015
March 11, 2015
12:00 PM
150 Mount Vernon Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - January 20, 2015
January 20, 2015
12:00PM
State House
Gardner Auditorium
Boston, MA 02133
Agenda
Presentation
Meeting Minutes - December 17, 2014
2014 Cost Trends Full Report
December 17, 2014
12:00PM
Suffolk University Law School
First Floor Function Room
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA
Agenda
Presentation
Selected Findings from the 2014 Cost Trends Report
Selected Findings from the 2014 Cost Trends Report: Technical Notes
Meeting Minutes - October 22, 2014
October 22, 2014
2:00 PM
150 Mount Vernon Street
Boston, MA 02125
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - September 3, 2014
Presentation
September 3, 2014
12:00PM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - July 17, 2014
Presentation
Proposed Notices of Material Change and Cost and Market Impact Reviews Regulation
Proposed 958 CMR 7.00 Technical Bulletin
July 17, 2014
1:00PM
State House
Gardner Auditorium
Boston, MA 02133
Agenda
Commission Presentation
Meeting Minutes - July 2, 2014
HPC Submission into Court Authorized Public Comment Period
July 2, 2014
12:00PM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Commission Presentation
Presentation: Cost Trends Report: July 2014 Supplement
Meeting Minutes - May 22, 2014
May 22, 2014
2:00PM
State House
Gardner Auditorium
Boston, MA 02133
Agenda
Commission Presentation
Meeting Minutes - April 16, 2014
April 16, 2014
1:00PM
Sackler Building, Room 114
Tufts Medical School
145 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02111
Agenda
Commission Presentation
Meeting Minutes - March 5, 2014
March 5, 2014
12:00PM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Meeting Minutes - February 19, 2014
Commission Presentation
February 19, 2014
2:00PM
Boston Public Library
The Johnson Building
Rabb Lecture Hall
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Agenda - Board Meeting - February 19, 2014
Commission Presentation
Meeting Minutes - January 8, 2014
January 8, 2014
12:00PM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - December 18, 2013
Commission Presentation
2013 Cost Trends Report
Databook
Chartbook
December 18, 2013
11:00AM
State House
Gardner Auditorium
Boston, MA 02133
Agenda
Commission Presentation
Meeting Minutes - November 20, 2013
Section 1 Presentation to Board on December 18, 2013
Preliminary Review of PHS-SSH-Harbor 12-18-2013
November 20, 2013
9:00AM
Boston Public Library
The Johnson Building
Rabb Lecture Hall
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - October 16, 2013
Commission Presentation
October 16, 2013
10:00AM
Boston Public Library
The Johnson Building
Rabb Lecture Hall
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - September 11, 2013
Commission Presentation
September 11, 2013
12:00PM
Boston Public Library
The Johnson Building
Rabb Lecture Hall
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - July 25, 2013
Commission Presentation
Final CHART Investment Program Regulation
July 25, 2013
9:30AM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - June 19, 2013
Commission Presentation
June 19, 2013
12:00PM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - April 24, 2013
Commission Presentation
April 24, 2013
9:30AM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - March 12, 2013
Commission Presentation - Board Meeting - April 24, 2013
AG Presentation
CHIA Presentation
Material Change Notice Review Process
March 12, 2013
12:00PM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - January 16, 2013
Commission Presentation
January 16, 2013
9:30AM
One Ashburton Place
Twenty-First Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - December 18, 2012
PGSP Presentation - David Cutler
PGSP Presentation - A&F
HPC FY13 Interim Budget Presentation
958 CMR 1.00- Draft For Discussion Only
December 18, 2012
12:00PM
Rosalie K. Stahl Building
73 Tremont Street, 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Agenda
Meeting Minutes - November 16, 2012
Final Proposal on HPC By-Laws
Final Proposal on HPC Subcommittees
PCMHI and PCPR Presentations
November 16, 2012
9:30AM
State House
Gardner Auditorium
Boston, MA 02133
Contact for HPC Board Meetings
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