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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...
Mass. health care costs rose 3.9% in 2015
September 07, 2016
Spending on health care in Massachusetts rose to $57.2 billion in 2015, growing more slowly than in 2014 but for the second straight year outpacing the benchmark set under a...