Comments to the DOI and MassHealth Regarding the Listening Session Relative to the Implementation of Telehealth Provisions within Chapter 260 of Acts of 2020

4/7/2021

reimbursement rates solely based on the modality, which is not indicative of medical complexity; rather …

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

4/7/2021

further cautions against setting reimbursement rates solely based on the modality, which is not indicative …

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Planning and Preparedness March 31

4/6/2021

reimbursement for the administration of vaccines MassHealth will align its rates … geographic area, effective April 1. To learn about the updated payment rates for COVID-19 vaccine …

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Informational Reports

4/5/2021

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Reference Committee C

4/5/2021

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Reference Committee A

4/5/2021

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Reference Committee B

4/5/2021

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Comments on the 2022 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Before the Health Policy Commission (PDF)

3/29/2021

. The year-over evaluations of rates of growth from 2019 to 2020 to 2021 will likely illustrate … and a potential bounce back to more normal expenditures. This could lead to rates of growth … cost containment below even prevailing rates of health care inflation. In attempting to satisfy …

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Comments on the 2022 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Before the Health Policy Commission

3/25/2021

health care system. The year-over evaluations of rates of growth from 2019 to 2020 to 2021 will likely … decreases and a potential bounce back to more normal expenditures. This could lead to rates of growth … prevailing rates of health care inflation. In attempting to satisfy the cost growth benchmark, the Medical …

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Letter to Secretary Sudders Urging Greater Physician Practice Involvement in Vaccine Distribution

3/19/2021

vaccination rates persist and must be addressed. As new opportunities arise with increased vaccine supply … distribution efforts to improve equitable access and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in vaccination rates … at getting shots in arms en masse, but as we continue to see disparities in vaccination rates, we urge …

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