Center for Health Information and Analysis

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The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) is an independent state agency whose mission is to serve as a steward of Massachusetts health information to promote a more transparent health care system.

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Year-to-Date Massachusetts Hospital Dashboard

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𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝘊𝙖𝙡𝙡: CHIA’s 2026 Massachusetts Employer Survey (MES) closes June 19. Got an invitation? Share your input on employer sponsored health insurance, including coverage, costs, & benefit design.

Take the survey: mahealthsurveys.gov/mes

#MES2026 #MassCHIA #mabiz

Massachusetts Employer Survey Home Page

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CHIA's 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗧𝗼-𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱

Single values for total health care expenditures per person, per capita growth trend, and total spending on health care in Massachusetts for calendar year 2024.

CHIA's Total Medical Expenses Dashboard. See:
https://www.chiamass.gov/total-medical-expense-tme-trends-across-massachusetts-communities

Health Care Workforce Survey Dashboard

CHIA’s latest hospital profiles dashboards

CHIA's Massachusetts Nursing Facility Dashboard

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MHIS results image.....

Text superimposed over an outline of Massachusetts: "97.9% of Massachusetts residents with health insurance; 28.4% of Massachusetts residents whose family skipped needed medical care due to cost."

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Health Care Cost Trends Hearing

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CHIA Relative Price web page:
https://www.chiamass.gov/

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Research Brief: Black and Hispanic Residents in Massachusetts Report Higher Rates of Unmet Health-Related Social Needs in Their Families

Using Data from the MHIS, CHIA's latest research shows that Black and Hispanic families in Massachusetts experiences unmet health-related social needs more than twice as often as White Residents. Read More....

DataMatters Newsletter Masthead (from the Center for Health Information and Analysis)

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"Improving health equity in Massachusetts is bigger than any one agency, initiative, or organization."
--CHIA Executive Director Lauren Peters at the 2025 Health Equity Trends Summit

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Images depicting CHIA’s reporting on health care coverage, access, utilization, affordability, cost, and quality of care.

CHIA's Health Care Equity Dashboard image:
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Coverage—metrics focused on health insurance enrollment and coverage

Access—metrics focused on availability of and access to health care services

Utilization—metrics focused on use of health care services

Affordability—metrics focused on cost of health care services for residents

Finance—metrics focused on spending on health care services by payers and providers

Quality—metrics focused on standards and/or value of health care services

DataMatters - Providing the Factual Foundation of Health Policy. CHIA's Bi-Monthly Newsletter

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CHIA Executive Director Lauren Peters presenting at the Atrius Health Equity Foundation's event on the impact of medical debt in Massachusetts.

CHIA is hiring. Join our team! Apply now!
See: https://www.chiamass.gov/join-our-team

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CHIA internships available. See https://www.chiamass.gov/join-our-team

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$11,153 total health care expenditures per capita in Massachusetts in 2023.

CHIA’s 2025 Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System cover page

Moving Massachusetts Upstream (MassUP) Investment Program and focuses on HEAL Winchendon

Massachusetts Nursing Facility Map

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CHIA's Massachusetts Nursing Facility Dashboard