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CHIA: Black, Hispanic people in Mass. far more likely to visit the ER - Boston Business Journal
December 01, 2022
A new study from the Center for Health Information and Analysis found that Hispanic people and Black people are significantly more likely to visit the emergency department for non-emergency care. Compared...
New survey reveals stark racial disparities among those who rely on ERs for health care
November 30, 2022
Black and Hispanic residents were far more likely than white residents to visit hospital emergency departments for care, even before the pandemic, according to a new state analysis released Wednesday. The...
How States Are Holding Payers And Providers Accountable For Health Cost Growth | Health Affairs
November 01, 2022
State policy makers have long searched for effective strategies to control health care costs. Since the 1970s, health spending growth has consistently exceeded growth in the gross domestic product. The...
How much is Massachusetts spending on primary, behavioral health care?
September 20, 2022
ONE OF GOV. Charlie Baker’s biggest initiatives that he attempted, but failed, to pass would have reoriented health care spending so a greater portion of health care spending went toward...
41% of Massachusetts families struggle to afford health care
July 20, 2022
While the vast majority have insurance, many let health care needs go unmet, a new survey shows. Many Massachusetts families are letting health care needs go unmet as they struggle with...
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...
'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...
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...
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...
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...