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State Takes First Look At Pediatric Hospital Readmissions
October 19, 2023
BOSTON (State House News Service) — Unplanned hospital readmissions are viewed by health care analysts as a measure of system performance and quality, and new state data marks the inaugural look...
The Costs of Drug Pricing Middlemen - CommonWealth Magazine
October 02, 2023
In the fight against ever-rising drug prices, attention is increasingly zeroing in on a little-noticed middleman of the pharmaceutical chain – pharmacy benefit managers. Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are the...
Report on Mass. hospital finances 2022 highlight cost of temporary staffing - Boston Business Journal
September 29, 2023
The cost of temporary staffing at Massachusetts hospitals doubled in 2022, according to a new state report, leading to a significant drop in the profitability of local hospitals.“CHIA’s latest report...
Lawmakers Weigh Solutions For “Terribly Underfunded” Primary Care
September 13, 2023
It was pretty clear which of the 24 bills on the docket Tuesday would command the bulk of the Health Care Financing Committee's attention from the get-go. Five people were...
Black and Hispanic patients admitted and return to the hospital in higher rates than others, study finds - The Boston Globe
August 23, 2023
New state data shows that Black and Hispanic residents are using hospital services at higher rates than other groups, potentially pointing to uneven challenges accessing primary care and differences in...
Massachusetts' biggest hospitals are also the most expensive, CHIA report finds - Boston Business Journal
August 17, 2023
Hospital executives recognize how much more expensive it is to care for patients in academic medical centers, and are making efforts to keep patients local. It's significantly more expensive to receive...
Rising Costs Ripple Through Health Care Landscape - State House News Service
August 16, 2023
Growing Premiums At Heart Of "Unaffordable Medical Inflation" STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 16, 2023.....The net worth of health insurance plans in Massachusetts swelled during the pandemic years, as ratepayer premiums...
State to give hospitals $180 million in latest COVID relief - The Boston Globe
August 03, 2023
The state’s most vulnerable hospitals are about to get an infusion of cash, thanks to a supplemental budget bill that Gov. Maura Healey signed this week. Legislators said the hospital funding,...
Tufts Medicine has limited time to improve its financial picture - The Boston Globe
July 19, 2023
Tufts Medical Center. In a state dominated by health care giants, Tufts Medicine has struggled to compete. Amid operating losses, it announced the elimination of more than 200 positions earlier this year. Now,...
Lawmakers eye reforms to Health Policy Commission oversight - Boston Business Journal
April 04, 2023
More than 10 years after the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission was established with the goal of reigning in excessive cost growth in the state’s health care industry, some lawmakers say...