Case Management

Issues and  trends affecting patients discharge to another care facility or home.
10.01.2018  | Report Indicates Why Outpatient Care Costs May Be Rising
A new study indicates that Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department are usually poorer and sicker than those treated in an MD's office.
09.03.2018  | GOP Pre-Existing Condition Bill Faces Unclear Path
Nearly a dozen Republican senators introduced legislation to bar health insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing health conditions.
07.23.2018  | Creative, Community-Focused Hospitals Receive Grant Funding
The Health Policy Commission (HPC) last Wednesday announced its SHIFT-Care grant awardees.
05.14.2018  | New National Rankings Undercut Ratio Proponent Arguments
The Commonwealth Fund’s most recent Scorecard on State Health System Performance places Massachusetts at number 2 in the nation – up from fifth place in 2017.
02.19.2018  | MassHealth ACO Program Begins March 1
The MassHealth Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program begins on Thursday, March 1.
02.12.2018  | DMH Expedited Psych Inpatient Admissions Policy Goes Into Effect
A statewide initiative to address ED boarding of patients needing inpatient psychiatric care has gone into effect.
01.08.2018  | New $750K Grants Available Through HPC
The Health Policy Commission (HPC) last Wednesday announced a new grant program for eligible providers to help them reduce avoidable acute care use.
10.23.2017  | Mass. Senate Proposes Massive Healthcare Reform Bill
Senate leaders unveiled a 159-section, 101-page healthcare reform bill on Tuesday that addresses behavioral health, provider price variation, readmissions, the scope of practice for various health professions, and telemedicine – among a host of other
10.09.2017  | Rosenberg & DeLeo Preview Reform Considerations
The Health Policy Commission’s cost trends hearing held on Monday and Tuesday delivered, as usual, lots of data and testimony on the state of the state’s healthcare system. As part of the HPC’s conversation, the commonwealth’s two leading legislator
09.18.2017  | HB2175/SB513, HB489, SB520, SB509, SB525/HB486, HB499/SB572, SB529 Health Insurance Matters
MHA offers testimony on a series of bills relating to commercial insurance.
09.18.2017  | Bringing Good Dental Care to Underserved Areas
The Joint Committee on Public Health on Tuesday heard testimony on a bill that would create a new level of dental practice – Advance Dental Hygiene Practitioners (ADHP).
09.11.2017  | SB354 Reserving Beds in Nursing Homes During Certain Leaves of Absence
MHA appreciates this opportunity to offer comments in strong support of SB354, “An Act relative to Reserving Beds in Nursing Homes During Certain Leaves of Absence.”
08.14.2017  | Cambridge Health’s Behavioral Health Program Reduces ED Use
Patients with serious mental illness who participated in a behavioral health home (BHH) program saw significant reductions in emergency department visits and psychiatric hospitalizations along with more preventive screenings for diabetes, according t
06.06.2017  | An Act Relative to Abusive Practices to Change Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Minors
The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, on behalf of its member hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, and allied health care providers, appreciates this opportunity to offer comments in strong support of HB1190 / SB62.
04.08.2017  | Access and Treatment Legislation
The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association (MHA) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on legislation related to improving access and treatment for behavioral health services.
11.17.2015  | Behavioral Health
The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA), on behalf of its member hospitals and health systems, appreciates this opportunity to offer comments related to the bills below.
10.19.2015  | An Act Relative to Reserving Beds in Nursing Homes During Certain Leaves of Absence
The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA), on behalf of its member hospitals and health systems, appreciates this opportunity to offer testimony in strong support of SB364, related to preserving nursing home beds for residents who have a medical o
01.19.2015  | Medicare Pays Primary Care Docs for Case Mgmt.
On January 1, CMS began paying primary care physicians a monthly fee to coordinate care for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions, even if there is no face-to-face exam.

Resources

Click on the links below for easy access to important information related to state healthcare issues and advocacy.
Visit the Commonwealth of Massachusetts websites below to find information on legislative hearings and other meetings of interest to the healthcare community.
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