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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📑New Publication: Investment Program Evaluation The HPC has published an evaluation report on the Cost-Effective, Coordinated Care for Caregivers and Substance Exposed Newborns (C4SEN) Investment Program, which supported 5 hospitals in implementing evidence-based care models.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Primary Care Access, Delivery, and Payment Task Force has published all of its recommendations to strengthen and stabilize primary care in Massachusetts across key areas including payment, workforce, equity, and access. ➡️Learn more about the recommendations: masshpc.gov/PCTF-Compend...

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📊New research: “A Closer Look at Cardiac Ablation: The Commonwealth’s Highest-Spending Outpatient Procedure” 🔗Explore more in the latest issue of the HPC’s interactive DataPoints series: masshpc.gov/publications...

Graph depicting rising volume of cardiac ablation procedures

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

HPC Executive Director David Seltz joined Governor Healey and members of the Healey-Driscoll Administration today as she announced the slate of recommendations to advance health care affordability developed through the collaboration of the Health Care Affordability Work Group.

Photo from the Health Care Affordability Work Group

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thank you to Chair Devaux and Vice Chair Cohen for taking the time to share their advice and insights with the next generation of health policy leaders!

HPC Summer Fellows with HPC Board Chair Deveaux and Vice Chair Cohen.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

New Publication: The HPC published a MassUP investment program impact brief which highlights how hospitals and community-based organizations partnered to improve food security and economic stability in their communities. Read the MassUP impact brief: masshpc.gov/publications...

Quote reading "MassUP has truly been a catalyst for our community to realize and begin to reach its full potential and envision possibilities for ourselves that we didn't have the space, confidence, or power to consider, let alone lead"

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The HPC Board voted to award $1.38 million total to seven acute care hospital awardees in Massachusetts through the Promoting Appropriate Transitions to Home (PATHways) investment program. Learn more about PATHways: masshpc.gov/cdt/investme...

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Today, the Primary Care Task Force held its final scheduled meeting. The task force was charged by the Healey-Driscoll Administration with developing recommendations to strengthen, stabilize, and reform the Massachusetts primary care system. Learn more: masshpc.gov/offices-and-...

Group of task force members in HPC offices

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The HPC published an evaluation report of the MassUP investment program supporting partnerships between hospitals and #CBOs to improve food systems and build economic stability in their communities. Read the MassUP evaluation report: masshpc.gov/publications...

Cover page of MassUP evaluation report with the title reading MOVING MASSACHUSETTS UPSTREAM FINAL EVALUATION REPORT JUNE 2026 in the top center of the page and the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission and Massachusetts Department of Public Health logos on the left and right corners of the page respectively.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

📊New Publication: Meeting the Need, Filling the Script: Increasing Behavioral Health Prescriptions in Massachusetts The latest issue in the HPC DataPoints series examines trends in behavioral health drug prescribing. ➡️Explore the interactive data: masshpc.gov/publications...

Graph depicting rising behavioral health drug usage. Full, accessible data available on HPC website

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) is thrilled to welcome nine graduate and professional students to this year’s Summer Fellowship Program. Learn more about the HPC Summer Fellowship Program: masshpc.gov/about/job-op...

Photo of the nine new summer fellows at the Health Policy Commission.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Thank you to @bostonglobe.com for hosting Health Policy Commission Executive Director David Seltz at today's Health Equity Summit, where he spoke with fellow panelists on strategies to strengthen and support the Commonwealth's nursing workforce.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This National Nurses Week, the HPC acknowledges the essential contributions of nurses to our health care system. To all of the nurses in the Commonwealth and beyond, thank you for your dedication and your service! #NationalNursesWeek

Graphic reading "to all nurses who dedicate their lives to save others: thank you!"

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Thank you to the Greater Boston Food Bank for hosting Health Policy Commission (HPC) staff volunteers last week! HPC staff helped package a total of 13,473 meals for our Eastern Massachusetts neighbors. Learn more about the Greater Boston Food Bank: gbfb.org

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Join the virtual info session for the new Promoting Appropriate Transitions to Home (PATHways) investment program! ➡️Register: masshpc.gov/pathways-info 📆Wednesday, April 29th ⏰12:00-1:00 PM 🔗Learn more: masshpc.gov/cdt/investme...

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Today, the HPC was proud to join the twentieth anniversary of health care reform in Massachusetts celebration hosted by the @healthconnector.bsky.social. Read HPC Executive Director David Seltz’s statement on the reform milestone: masshpc.gov/news/press-r...

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Register now for the HPC Behavioral Health Workforce Center’s upcoming event, Behavioral Health Care Under Pressure in Massachusetts: Policy Solutions for a Sustainable Workforce. 📆: 9:00 am – 12 pm, Thursday, May 7th 🔗Register and learn more: masshpc.gov/BHWC26

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

📢New investment program opportunity 📢: The HPC has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the new Promoting Appropriate Transitions to Home (PATHways) investment program! Learn more about the program and an upcoming informational session: masshpc.gov/cdt/investme...

Graphic reading PATHways investment program

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The HPC’s Senior Director of Research and Cost Trends, Dr. David Auerbach, shares findings on the impact of Massachusetts cost trends on affordability.

Image of a slide that says: Hearing to Determine the 2027 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark / Massachusetts Spending Trends: Drivers and Implications for Affordability / David Auerbach, Ph.D., Senior Director of Reserach and Cost Trends, HPC

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Follow the Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Hearing TODAY at noon! Watch live and learn more: masshpc.gov/meetings/ben...

Benchmark hearing graphic, all information available online

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Thank you to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Ways and Means for inviting the HPC to testify on the agency’s work to make health care more affordable, transparent, and equitable for all Massachusetts residents. Watch the testimony: malegislature.gov/Events/Heari...

HPC staff seated at table providing testimony

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

More than 1 in 3 behavioral health patients who visited the emergency department in MA boarded in 2024 – remaining in the ED for 12 or more hours awaiting further treatment. 📊Explore more in "Emergency Department Boarding in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts": masshpc.gov/publications...

Graph depicting percent of ED boarding visits from 2020-2024 in MA

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

These profiles highlight health equity and quality improvement strategies being used to improve access, experience, and outcomes for birthing people with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Learn more about the HEART-BP awardees: masshpc.gov/publications...

An image of Beverly Hospital, one of five HEART-BP awardee profiles. It includes an overview of their BEACON remote blood pressure monitoring program, their health equity approaches, quality improvement strategies, a map of their location, and their program duration.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

💝 Take my handkerchief Take my cough drop wrappers, too For I can’t help coming down with the flu… Vaccinate or find yourself in my predicament, too #HealthPolicyValentines

Health policy valentine reading: Take my handkerchief
Take my cough drop wrappers, too
For I can’t help coming down with the flu…
Vaccinate or find yourself in my predicament, too

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

💟 Roses are red, Daisies are yellow, In a complex health care market, You make things clearer, RPO #HealthPolicyValentines Learn more about the HPC’s Registration of Provider Organizations (RPO): masshpc.gov/moat/rpo

Health policy valentine reading: Roses are red,
Daisies are yellow,
In a complex health care market,
You make things clearer, RPO

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

💌 Roses are red The medicine I practice is preventive I’ll care for you No matter the financial incentive #HealthPolicyValentines

Health policy valentine reading: Roses are red
The medicine I practice is preventive
I’ll care for you
No matter the financial incentive

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

💜 I should call you my deductible, The way I spend all year yearning to reach you. #HealthPolicyValentines

Health policy valentine reading: I should call you my deductible,
The way I spend all year yearning to reach you.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

💞 I’d invite you to my place, even make you some keys. But, baby, there’s just no chance you could afford my facility fees. #HealthPolicyValentines

Valentine reading: 💞 I’d invite you to my place,
even make you some keys.
But, baby, there’s just no chance
you could afford my facility fees.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

📊Explore the latest issue of the HPC DataPoints series, “Evidence of Administrative Complexity: Health Insurance Claim Denials in Massachusetts.” 🔗: masshpc.gov/publications... #HealthPolicy

Graph depicting denial reasons for health care claims in Massachusetts

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Yesterday, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Executive Director David Seltz joined state health policy leaders at the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association Annual Conference. Thank you to @mahealthhosp.bsky.social for convening these important conversations!

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

On Friday, HPC Executive Director David Seltz toured the new Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center facility and met with the team protecting health care access in Worcester. Thank you to the center for your leadership in advancing equitable, accessible care for all MA residents.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Apply today for the Health Policy Commission’s (HPC) 2026 Summer Fellowship program! 📆 Deadline: January 20th 🔗 Apply: massachusettshealthpolicycommission.applytojob.com/apply/dLMSLR... 📖 Read the 2025 Fellowship Report to learn more: masshpc.gov/publications...

Graphic of speech bubble reading "The HPC is hiring! 2026 Summer Fellowship"

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

📊Explore the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission’s (HPC) latest interactive DataPoints issue, Examining the True Costs of Care: Patient Cost Sharing in Massachusetts. ➡️Read more: masshpc.gov/publications... #HealthPolicy

Graph depicting commercial spending 2019-2023, further detail available in publication

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The Massachusetts Primary Care Task Force calls for a primary care spending target. This bold action will address systemic underinvestment in primary care and prioritize resident health and health system stability. 🔗Read more: masshpc.gov/sites/defaul... #PrimaryCare

Quote reading "Establishing a primary care spending target will strengthen primary care in the Commonwealth and pave the way for more affordable, equitable, and accessible health care."

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

📢The 2025 Health Care Cost Trends Report calls for recommitment to the health care cost growth benchmark and urgent action to tame growth. 📖Read the report: masshpc.gov/publications... 📊Explore an interactive out-of-pocket spending data overview: masshpc.gov/publications...

Graphic reading 2025 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report and Policy Recommendations

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The final panel of the day, “Moving Forward Together: How CEOs are Maintaining a Focus on Affordability in a Time of Uncertainty,” brings together leaders to discuss how organizations are strategically responding in the current, uncertain environment. #CTH25

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Panel 4: “Navigating Pharmaceutical Market Trends: Balancing Innovation and Sustainability” focuses on the evolving dynamics in the pharmaceutical market, spending trends, and organizational work to improve health care affordability, access, and equity. #CTH25

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

In the next panel, “Innovation Insights: Transforming Care through Hospital at Home Programs,” leaders from innovative Massachusetts hospital at home programs will discuss the promise of new models of care delivery in the Commonwealth. #CTH25

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Up next at #CTH25: “Leading the Way: State Strategies to Promote Affordability, Access, and Equity.” Leaders from state agencies, hospitals, CHCs & advocates discuss how federal policy shifts affect access, coverage & equity, and how Massachusetts is responding.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The first panel, “A Call to Action: Community and Clinician Voices on Threats to Access, Affordability, and Equity” provides perspectives on the impact that growing health care costs, access challenges, and persistent inequities in care and outcomes have on residents. #CTH25

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Join us tomorrow for the 2025 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Hearing: Working Together to Safeguard the Commonwealth’s Commitment to Health Care Affordability, Access, and Equity Watch the livestream & learn more: masshpc.gov/meetings/ann...

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

At the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2025 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, Health Policy Commission (HPC) staff members presented findings and insights from the HPC’s C4SEN and BESIDE investment programs! #APHA2025 #SEN #BlackMaternalHealth #HealthEquity

A photo of one HPC investment program staff member standing in front of HPC's “Impacts of Racially Concordant Care on Pregnancy Experiences for Black Birthing People”.

A photo of depicts all three HPC investment program staff standing in front of an APHA 2025 conference backdrop.

A photo of two HPC investment program staff members standing in front of HPC's C4SEN investment program poster titled “Destigmatizing care for pregnant and parenting individuals with substance use disorder.”

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission is #hiring a Deputy Director and Health Economist for the newly established Office of Pharmaceutical Policy and Analysis (OPPA). Deputy Director: lnkd.in/ef-NFG3W Health Economist: lnkd.in/eF4-dMTQ Learn more: lnkd.in/eT6F5Ma3 #HealthPolicy #Pharma

Speech bubble with text inside reading: The HPC is hiring! Office of Pharmaceutical Policy and analysis roles

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

📊 New HPC research: Mapping Pharmacy Deserts in Massachusetts Explore this interactive data, which finds that over half a million Massachusetts residents live in a pharmacy desert: masshpc.gov/publications...

Map of pharmacy deserts and near deserts in Massachusetts, 2025

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

2025 marks 10 years of care delivery transformation at the HPC, including: ➡️ 2000,000+ lives impacted over 6 investment programs ➡️ 46 awardees across MA ➡️ $90+ million awarded ➡️ 99 individual awards to fund innovative programs Learn more: masshpc.gov/cdt

Ten Years of Care Delivery Transformation in Massachusetts. 200,000+ lives impacted across six investment programs. 46 unique awardees, spanning nearly the entire Commonwealth. $90+ million awarded by the HPC to investment program recipients. 99 individual awards made to fund innovative care delivery programs.

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Join the HPC at the 2025 Annual Cost Trends Hearing! 📆Wednesday, November 12 📍Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA 🔗 masshpc.gov/2025-cth

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Save the date for the 2025 Annual Cost Trends Hearing: Working Together to Safeguard the Commonwealth’s Commitment to Health Care Affordability, Access, and Equity 📆: Wednesday, November 12 🔗: Register & learn more: masshpc.gov/meetings/ann... #HealthPolicy

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

HPC Executive Director David Seltz joined NeighborHealth’s Maternal Health Legislation in Action: Panel Update today. Thank you to NeighborHealth and panel moderator Michael Curry, and to Senator Liz Miranda for your continued leadership and partnership with the HPC. #MaternalHealth

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Thank you for tuning in to today’s Board Meeting! Join the HPC for our upcoming public meetings: masshpc.gov/meetings

Graphic outlining upcoming public meetings, available at https://masshpc.gov/meetings

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MA Health Policy Commission @masshpc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

📊 New research: Hospital at Home in Massachusetts: Trends in an Emerging Clinical Model Read the HPC research brief, which describes how the hospital at home model of care has been implemented in Massachusetts: masshpc.gov/publications...

Map of Massachusetts labeling hospital at home programs

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