- Annual Report
- Bundled Payments
- Emergency Department
- Employers Who Have 50 or More Employees Using Public Assistance
- Employer Free Rider Surcharge
- End-of-Life Care
- Fair Share Contribution
- Health Care Expenditures, Premium Trends, and Related Analyses
- Health Care Trends
- Health Safety Net (HSN) / Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP)
- Hospital Financial Performance
- Hospital Reserves
- Insurance Surveys
- Insurer Reserves
- Key Indicators (Health Care in Massachusetts)
- Managed Care Guide
- Mandated Benefit Reviews
- Preventable Hospitalizations
- Primary Care
- Student Health Program
- Total Medical Expenses
- Archived Publications
- Email Notifications
Annual Report |
This publication provides an overview of DHCFP and its key responsibilities, initiatives, and programs. |
Bundled Payments |
As required by Section 64 of Chapter 288 of the Acts of 2010, DHCFP provides support to providers and payers seeking to develop bundled payment programs. To that end, DHCFP will publish a series of technical assistance reports. |
Emergency Department |
The following publications analyze the use of emergency departments in Massachusetts.
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Employers Who Have 50 or More Employees Using Public Assistance |
Per Section 304 of Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2004, DHCFP annually produces a report identifying employers with 50 or more employees receiving health services through publicly subsidized programs, including MassHealth (Medicaid), Commonwealth Care, and the Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP)/Health Safety Net (HSN). Please Note: The 2010 report will be available shortly. 2009 2008 2007
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The Employer Free Rider Surcharge |
This report reviews the key objectives of the Free Rider Surcharge in the context of Massachusetts health reform and provides results for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. |
End-of-Life Care |
DHCFP used statewide hospital discharge data to explore inpatient resource use during hospitalizations that culminated in patient death (terminal hospitalizations). With the goal of providing useful information to patients, providers, and health care payers, DHCFP looked at various factors that could affect variation in resource use among Massachusetts hospitals during these terminal hospitalizations. |
Fair Share Contribution |
This report provides an overview of the results from employer Fair Share Contribution filings, which are used to determine whether employers with 11 or more full-time equivalent employees made a "fair and reasonable" contribution toward the health costs of their workers. |
Health Care Expenditures, Premium Trends, and Related Analyses |
2012
2011
2010
2009 and Prior
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Health Care Trends |
These reports provide a broad overview of the Massachusetts health care system and comparative view of hospitals based on performance measures adopted by the Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council.
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Health Safety Net (HSN) / Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP) |
DHCFP administers the Health Safety Net (HSN), which was created by Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006 as the successor to the Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP). The HSN, like its predecessor, reimburses hospitals and community health centers for health care services provided to low-income Massachusetts residents who are uninsured or underinsured.
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Hospital Financial Performance |
Per M.G.L. Chapter 118G, Section 6A, DHCFP assesses and reports on Massachusetts acute hospital financial performance. Hospital Fact Sheets FY11
FY10
FY09
FY04-FY08
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Hospital Reserves |
Section 35 of Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2008 requires that DHCFP, in conjunction with the Division of Insurance (DOI), conduct a study of the reserves, endowments, and surpluses of hospitals.
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Insurance Surveys |
| Employers Health Insurance Survey The Massachusetts Employer Survey (MES) provides information on employer health insurance offer rates, employee take-up rates, health insurance premiums, employer contribution amounts, and employee cost sharing requirements.
Household Health Insurance Survey The Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS) provides information on health insurance coverage and access to and use of health care for the non-institutionalized population in Massachusetts.
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Insurer Reserves |
Section 35 of Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2008 requires that DHCFP, in conjunction with the Division of Insurance (DOI), conduct a study of the reserves, endowments, and surpluses of health insurers.
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Key Indicators ( Health Care in Massachusetts) |
Starting with the first quarter of 2011, the DHCFP has taken time to refocus the scope of the Key Indicators report to reflect two main objectives: 1) providing a quarterly report to provide consistent updates on health insurance enrollment in the Commonwealth; and 2) providing an annual Key Indicators report that evaluates a broader range of health care access, cost, and quality metrics. It has always been DHCFP’s aim to provide timely, relevant and accurate information and we believe structuring Key Indicators this way allows us to best accomplish these and related objectives.
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Managed Care Guide |
This guide is intended to give consumers information about the different types of health insurance and how to best choose a health plan. |
Mandated Benefit Reviews |
Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 3, Section 38C, DHCFP conducts an analysis of the cost and clinical efficacy of a mandated benefit bill referred by a legislative committee for review.
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Preventable Hospitalizations |
Preventable hospitalizations are defined as the inpatient treatment of conditions for which outpatient care can potentially prevent the need for hospitalization, or for which early intervention can prevent complications or more severe disease.
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Primary Care |
This report evaluates primary care issues through a review of existing related literature from both national and state perspectives, and provides an overview of primary care in Massachusetts.
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Student Health Program |
The Student Health Program (SHP) statute M.G.L. 15A, Section 18 requires students enrolled at Massachusetts institutions of higher education to have health insurance, and schools to offer health insurance to their students. The following reports include financial and performance metric analysis of SHPs as well as enrollment and carrier information.
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Total Medical Expenses (TME) |
Chapter 288 of the Acts of 2010 requires DHCFP to develop methodologies for the uniform reporting of health status adjusted Total Medical Expenses (TME) and to publicly report that data. |
Archived Publications |
For information on how to access a copy of one or more of these publications, please call us at 617-988-3100. Access Catalog
Community Health Centers
Health Care Costs
Health Care Trends
Health Safety Net / Uncompensated Care Pool (UCP) Reports
Hospital Utilization Reports
Household Health Insurance Survey
Mandated Benefit Reviews
Maternity Care Reports and Analysis
Nursing Facility Direct Care Add-on Report
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Preventable Hospitalizations
Other
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Email Notifications
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For examples of DHCFP email notifications, please see: http://www.mass.gov/eblast
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