Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System Reveals Issues with Cost, Affordability

by James Fuccione | Mar 13, 2024 | Data and Reports

The state’s Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) released the Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System. Most notably, this includes a final calculation of Total Health Care Expenditures (THCE) – a measure of...

Baker Administration Implements Behavioral Health Roadmap, Launches 24/7 Behavioral Health Helpline

by James Fuccione | Jan 4, 2023 | News and Updates

The Baker Administration announced the implementation of its Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform with the opening of 25 Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs), community-based crisis intervention services, and launch of the 24/7 Behavioral Health Help Line. This...

Behavioral Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Update on Need and Access in Massachusetts 2020/2021

by James Fuccione | Feb 9, 2022 | Data and Reports

A newly-released issue brief provides an updated snapshot of the need for behavioral health care and experiences accessing it in the Commonwealth as of 2020/2021, based on a new survey commissioned by the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Foundation. The survey gathered...

EOHHS to Host Stakeholder Call on Massachusetts’ Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform

by James Fuccione | Feb 10, 2021 | News and Updates

Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Secretary Marylou Sudders will hold a stakeholder call on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 9:45-10:30 AM to discuss Massachusetts’ Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform: Ensuring the right treatment...