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Report Documents COVID Strain On Hospitals In Early 2022

July 05, 2022     

 Restricted during the Omicron wave of COVID-19 at the beginning of the year, hospitals continued to show signs of financial distress two years into the pandemic with the latest data...

 Restricted during the Omicron wave of COVID-19 at the beginning of the year, hospitals continued to show signs of financial distress two years into the pandemic with the latest data... READ MORE

'Sobering picture:' Massachusetts hospitals report negative margins in Q2

July 02, 2022     

 Acute hospital profitability, as measured by the median total margin, reported -3.1%, a decrease of 6.8 percentage points in comparison to the same period in the prior year. A newly released...

 Acute hospital profitability, as measured by the median total margin, reported -3.1%, a decrease of 6.8 percentage points in comparison to the same period in the prior year. A newly released... READ MORE

Hospitals still feeling the pains of the pandemic

June 22, 2022     

 The Massachusetts HA is advocating for additional government relief to get through the financial crisis hurting Massachusetts hospitals. Well over two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, Massachusetts hospitals are still battling...

 The Massachusetts HA is advocating for additional government relief to get through the financial crisis hurting Massachusetts hospitals. Well over two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, Massachusetts hospitals are still battling... READ MORE

Employer health plans are expensive in Massachusetts

June 09, 2022     

Average monthly premium for single coverage $715IF YOU WORK for a Massachusetts company, it’s likely your employer offers health insurance. But it will cost you.Survey results of 806 employers released...

Average monthly premium for single coverage $715IF YOU WORK for a Massachusetts company, it’s likely your employer offers health insurance. But it will cost you.Survey results of 806 employers released... READ MORE

Massachusetts employers offer health insurance 15% more than national average, CHIA report says

June 09, 2022     

Nearly three-quarters of Massachusetts companies offered health insurance to their employees at the start of 2022, which was 15% more than the national rate of 59%, according to a new...

Nearly three-quarters of Massachusetts companies offered health insurance to their employees at the start of 2022, which was 15% more than the national rate of 59%, according to a new... READ MORE

South Coast residents struggle to get health care, insurance

April 28, 2022     

- New CHIA data identifies geographic disparities.    IT IS BY now an axiom that Massachusetts residents have access to some of the best health care in the country. But actually getting...

- New CHIA data identifies geographic disparities.    IT IS BY now an axiom that Massachusetts residents have access to some of the best health care in the country. But actually getting... READ MORE

Covid relief funds kept some Massachusetts hospitals out of the red in 2020

April 15, 2022     

Three of the state's largest hospitals had expenses that outweighed revenue for the year that ended in September 2020, but were able to stay in the black with the help...

Three of the state's largest hospitals had expenses that outweighed revenue for the year that ended in September 2020, but were able to stay in the black with the help... READ MORE

Out-of-pocket spending for pregnancy care continues to grow in Massachusetts, report finds

March 31, 2022     

Out-of-pocket costs for pregnancy care are rising in Massachusetts, placing a harsher burden on families, a new report shows. Premiums and cost-sharing is rising more quickly than wages and salaries, according...

Out-of-pocket costs for pregnancy care are rising in Massachusetts, placing a harsher burden on families, a new report shows. Premiums and cost-sharing is rising more quickly than wages and salaries, according... READ MORE

Independent hospitals are ‘one crisis away’ from financial instability - The Boston Globe

March 30, 2022     

Many of the state’s small and independent hospitals, buffeted by two years of heavy losses during the pandemic, are facing a significant financial crunch and fear they may not be...

Many of the state’s small and independent hospitals, buffeted by two years of heavy losses during the pandemic, are facing a significant financial crunch and fear they may not be... READ MORE

Massachusetts hospital readmission rates increased in 2020, finds report

March 24, 2022     

 Mass General Brigham, the largest hospital system and owner of Massachusetts General Hospital, reported an RSRR of 16%. The rehospitalization rate in Massachusetts ticked up in 2020, reflecting "the anomaly...

 Mass General Brigham, the largest hospital system and owner of Massachusetts General Hospital, reported an RSRR of 16%. The rehospitalization rate in Massachusetts ticked up in 2020, reflecting "the anomaly... READ MORE