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Growth in state health care spending drops to lowest level in five years
September 12, 2018
Out-of-pocket costs, such as deductibles and co-pays, increased at a rate of 5.7 percent last year in Massachusetts. The state made headway in controlling health care spending last year, according to...
State report finds most Massachusetts hospitals are profitable
August 01, 2018
Despite hospital advocates on Beacon Hill clamoring for higher reimbursements, a new report put out by the state finds that financially, Massachusetts hospitals on the whole are faring surprisingly well. According...
Website to compare Mass health care prices
May 16, 2018
Massachusetts residents have a new tool to help them make health care decisions with the launch Wednesday of an online transparency website that includes procedure pricing comparisons, provider quality metrics...
Report: Massachusetts spent $59B on health care in 2016
April 05, 2018
BOSTON - Increased health care expenditures in Massachusetts fell within a targeted goal tied to the state's economic growth, according to a recently released report. The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission's most...
CHIA Report: Mass Uninsurance Rate Low. But Costs Still a Barrier to Care
January 03, 2018
The recently released 2017 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey from the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) found that at only 3.7 percent, the uninsurance rate in the Commonwealth remains...
Health Costs Still A Barrier Despite Low Uninsurance Rate, Report Finds
December 21, 2017
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, DEC. 20, 2017.....The Massachusetts uninsurance rate remained well below the rest of the nation for health coverage this year at 3.7...
Report: Mass. physician organizations lose money as hospitals see profits
August 31, 2017
Though most Massachusetts hospitals may have reported positive margins in fiscal 2016, 37 of the state's 43 physician organizations — which employ the doctors and are run by physicians rather...
Report examines insurance hurdles facing lower-wage workers
August 17, 2017
By Katie Lannan, State House News Service via The Lowell Sun BOSTON -- Workers at lower-wage companies are less likely to be enrolled in health insurance through their employer than their...
Survey - 65 percent of Massachusetts firms offer insurance
March 31, 2017
Associated Press via WWLP. Published: March 31, 2017, 4:36 am BOSTON (AP) — A new report finds that nearly two-thirds of Massachusetts employers offer health insurance to their workers, a...
Mass. health insurance take-up rate lower than national average
March 30, 2017
By Michael Norton, State House News Service via MassLive.com , March 30, 2017 at 3:46 PM Compared to their national counterparts, more Massachusetts employers offer health insurance but fewer employees here...