Testimony in Support of H.1247 and S.782, An Act to Ensure More Affordable Care Before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (PDF)

6/29/2021

depending on the type of plan. Despite high rates of insured persons in Massachusetts, we …

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

6/24/2021

, the QPA is defined as the median contracted rate recognized by a health plan for a service in a geographic … Median Contracted Rate As mentioned above, the median contracted rate, as defined by the No Surprises Act …, should be calculated using rates from the same market or geographic area. However, that market …

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Committee on Preparedness - April 13, 2021

6/23/2021

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Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use - March 15, 2021

6/22/2021

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Committee on Public Health - April 22, 2021

6/22/2021

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Committee on Preparedness - June 22, 2021

6/22/2021

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Testimony in Support of H.221, An Act to Support Families Before the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

6/15/2021

at twice the rate of White women and overall rates of pregnancy-associated mortality increased 33% from …

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Testimony in Support of H.221, An Act to Support Families Before the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities (PDF)

6/15/2021

pregnancy-related causes at twice the rate of White women and overall rates of pregnancy- associated mortality …

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Letter to Massachusetts Congressional Delegation on Telebehavioral Health Law (Section 123 Provision)

6/11/2021

in Massachusetts during the pandemic are being used to treat mental health and substance use disorders — a rate far … solely by telehealth have also been shown to increase compliance rates among patients. The American … is that telehealth is essentially just as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy—and retention rates are higher …

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Comments Before the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (PDF)

6/9/2021

on establishing a noncontracted, out-of-network commercial payment rate for emergency health care services … and a noncontracted, out-of- network commercial payment rate for non-emergency health care services …

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