CHIA in the News

Major Mass. hospitals post positive operating margin for first time since Covid

Acute-care health system operating margins were 0.2%, up from margins of negative 2.7% the year prior, according to a new report from the Center for Health Information and Analysis,

Boston Business Journal September 24, 2026

High-cost drugs push MassHealth pharmacy tab up $350 million

Total health care spending also repeatedly exceeds the state’s cost containment benchmark, which the Center for Health Information and Analysis has attributed to soaring expenditures on prescription drugs and hospital outpatient services.

The Boston Globe September 2, 2026

Healey moves to grow behavioral health workforce as access lags

More than one in five residents reported having a behavioral health care visit in 2025, and more than one in six paid entirely out of pocket for the appointment, according to the Center for Health Information and Analysis. One in 10 residents had an unmet behavioral health need, which 5.4 percent attributed to the cost of care.

The Boston Globe August 28, 2026

Mass. hospital CEOs' pay packages rose again in 2024

Health care spending climbed to $83.3 billion in 2024, up 5.7 percent from the year prior. That far exceeded the state’s health care cost growth benchmark of 3.6% according to the Center for Health Information & Analysis. The benchmark is a goal set by state officials for spending increases.

The Boston Globe August 18, 2026

How much and why premiums are going up for small businesses in 2027

“We are seeing a growth of self-insured “level funded” small group options, from 2 percent in 2021 to over 11 percent in 2025 (based on the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) Enrollment Trends Databook as of September 2025). These products are medically underwritten which pulls small groups with favorable risk out of the merged market risk pool, leading to a deterioration of the fully insured merged market risk pool and worsening affordability for individuals and small businesses who remain in the merged market.” -Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Inc., Massachusetts

Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker August 8, 2026

Tufts Medicine CEO departs amid ongoing financial struggles

Tufts Medicine reported an operating loss of 2.9% in its quarterly report for the period ending on March 31, according to the Center for Health Information and Analysis.

Boston Business Journal August 6, 2026

Healey announces first steps to lower health care costs, investment in primary care

Primary care made up 8.4% of MassHealth spending in 2024, the highest spending category, according to the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis....

The Boston Herald August 4, 2026

House votes unanimously to steer more spending to primary care

The House envisions the state gradually spending 15% of all healthcare dollars on primary care by 2036. Currently, just 6.6% of total commercial healthcare expenditures flow toward primary care, according to a dashboard from the Center for Health Information and Analysis.

State House News Service July 31, 2026

Half of all nursing homes in Massachusetts are understaffed

According to figures provided by the Center for Health Information and Analysis, that (figure) amounts to just 0.5% of the $2.3 billion in revenue that Massachusetts nursing homes received from MassHealth.

The New Bedford Light July 29, 2026