Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance in Response to the RFI on Mental and Behavioral Health

11/1/2021

with appointments and reduced no-shows—one Massachusetts health system reported that telehealth show rates had been … 89% during the first half of 2020 versus the show rate of 80% for in-clinic-only visits during … in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology shows that compared to visit rates in-clinic, telehealth …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - October 27, 2021

10/29/2021

COVID-19 case rates. DPH officials also responded to member questions asked during the call. COVID-19 … a high vaccination rate. To illustrate, if you have 100% of your population vaccinated, then 100 … numbers and worry about it, but it really is just a factor of our really excellent vaccination rates …

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Committee on Student Health and Sports Medicine - October 27, 2021

10/27/2021

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS Region 1 in Response to Request for Policies to Implement after the Public Health Emergency Ends (PDF)

10/26/2021

in more detail below include: • Telehealth (pg. 2) o Payment Parity – Telehealth at Same Rates …. Payment Parity – Telehealth at Same Rates as In-person Services CMS should maintain payment rates … for telehealth services at the same rate as in- person services at least through the end of the year following …

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Testimony in Support of S.1809 and H.2870, An Act Protecting Youth from Nicotine Addiction Before the Joint Committee on Revenue (PDF)

10/25/2021

for reducing youth tobacco use. Massachusetts’ low youth cigarette smoking rate is due in part to its pattern …. Taxing these relatively inexpensive cigars at the more appropriate rate of 80% of wholesale will help …

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Testimony in Opposition to S.740, An Act Relative to Removing Barriers to Care for Physician Assistants Before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (PDF)

10/22/2021

becomes more complex. Data indicate that physicians have lower rates of utilization for unnecessary …

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Testimony in Support of H.224 and in Opposition to H.2229, H.2226, H.2270 and S.1510 Before the Joint Committee on Public Health (PDF)

10/22/2021

that physicians have lower rates of utilization for unnecessary tests and higher quality referrals …

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Testimony in Opposition to S.740, An Act Relative to Removing Barriers to Care for Physician Assistants Before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

10/19/2021

as patients age or when care becomes more complex. Data indicate that physicians have lower rates …

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Complete Delegates’ Handbook

10/18/2021

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Testimony in Support of S.1809 and H.2870, An Act Protecting Youth from Nicotine Addiction Before the Joint Committee on Revenue

10/18/2021

strategy for reducing youth tobacco use. Massachusetts’ low youth cigarette smoking rate is due in part … and are sold at low prices. Taxing these relatively inexpensive cigars at the more appropriate rate of 80 …

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