Testimony in Support of H.1297 and S.799, An Act Relative to Expanding Equitable Access to Maternal Postpartum Care

9/14/2021

American, and Alaska Native women dying of pregnancy-related causes at approximately 3 times the rate White … to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women, and overall rates of pregnancy-associated …

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Committee on Preparedness - September 14, 2021

9/14/2021

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Testimony in Support of H.3333 and S.2197, An Act to Prevent Biomass Energy to Protect the Air We Breathe

9/13/2021

had significantly higher age-adjusted rates of hospitalization due to asthma than their White …

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Testimony in Support of H.3333 and S.2197, An Act to Prevent Biomass Energy to Protect the Air We Breathe (PDF)

9/13/2021

and Hispanic individuals consistently have had significantly higher age-adjusted rates of hospitalization …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

9/13/2021

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 the previous year. Moreover, a study … of Dermatology shows that compared to visit rates in-clinic, telehealth visits “had significantly lower no-show …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - September 9, 2021

9/10/2021

vaccine recipients, the 12 to 17-year-old age group, we're seeing a 60% vaccination rate. Between vaccine … in other states where immunity is lower and where vaccination rates are lower. o Massachusetts … rates are lower. • Massachusetts has over 600 people hospitalized in the state, but the numbers …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1 (PDF)

9/7/2021

, with the understanding that it will not always represent a median commercial in-network rate. These concerns, along … Contracted Rate As mentioned above, the MMS is concerned that the QPA is likely to be skewed—and thus … contracted rate. Therefore, large contracts (representing many physicians under one contract) and small …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1

9/7/2021

a median commercial in-network rate. These concerns, along with proposed recommendations, are outlined … in more detail below. QPA Methodology Median Contracted Rate As mentioned above, the MMS is concerned … the contract in calculating the median contracted rate. Therefore, large contracts (representing many …

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Letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure on Surprise Medical Billing Law Implementation, Part 2 (PDF)

9/2/2021

, scope of services, and demonstrations of previous good faith efforts to negotiate in-network rates … clarity is needed to ensure that all parties can share contracted rates with the IDR entities— and whether …

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Letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure on Surprise Medical Billing Law Implementation, Part 2

9/2/2021

faith efforts to negotiate in-network rates and prior contract history between the two parties, among … to be submitted. Additional clarity is needed to ensure that all parties can share contracted rates with the IDR …

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