Testimony in Support of H.2372 and S.1475, An Act Relative to Medicaid Coverage for Doula Services

6/7/2021

and mortality and the racial disparities therein. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate … among developed nations and is the only such country whose rate is on the rise, with a 26% increase … in maternal mortality rates between 2011 and 2014. Racial disparities in maternal mortality are staggering …

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Testimony in Support of H.2372 and S.1475, An Act Relative to Medicaid Coverage for Doula Services (PDF)

6/7/2021

mortality rate among developed nations and is the only such country whose rate is on the rise, with a 26 …% increase in maternal mortality rates between 2011 and 2014.1 Racial disparities in maternal mortality … causes at approximately 3 times the rate White women in the United States.2 Research has shown …

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Comments to the Division of Insurance and MassHealth on the 4th Listening Session Regarding Utilization Review and Telehealth Standards for Accreditation Review

6/4/2021

quality of care – for example, we know anecdotally that telehealth is decreasing no show rates …

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Comments to the Division of Insurance and MassHealth Regarding the Implementation of Telehealth Provisions within Chapter 260 of Acts of 2020

6/1/2021

: Differential Reimbursement Chapter 260 explicitly allows that the rate of payment for telehealth services … provided via interactive audio-video technology may be greater than the rate of payment for the same … on the specific technology when thinking about reimbursement rates. Instead, when thinking about reimbursement …

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Comments Before the Senate Committee on Ways and Means

6/1/2021

, 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 in the Commonwealth. The proposal in Section 3 …

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Testimony in Support of House Bill 673 and Senate Bill 318, An Act Relative to Healthy Youth Before the Joint Committee on Education

5/20/2021

comprehensive sexual health education, we are seeing an alarming public health trend with increased rates …. For example, in 2016, the chlamydia incidence rate among young adults (ages 20–24) was over five times higher … than the statewide rate among all ages. Alarmingly, the total number of reported chlamydia cases …

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Testimony in Support of House Bill 673 and Senate Bill 318, An Act Relative to Healthy Youth Before the Joint Committee on Education (PDF)

5/20/2021

education, we are seeing an alarming public health trend with increased rates of sexually transmitted …, in 2016, the chlamydia incidence rate among young adults (ages 20–24) was over five times higher than … the statewide rate among all ages. Alarmingly, the total number of reported chlamydia cases increased by 60 …

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Planning and Preparedness May 12

5/12/2021

requiring repayment subject to an interest rate of 4%, a decrease from the original interest rate … (CMS) has increased the Medicare payment rate for administering monoclonal antibodies to treat … in a physician’s office, health care facility, or at home. Effective May 6, the national average payment rate …

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Final House Votes Combined

5/11/2021

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Final House Votes - Reference Committee B

5/11/2021

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