MA Health Policy Commission

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The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) is committed to better health and better care – at a lower cost – for all residents of the Commonwealth. masshpc.gov

PATHways logo
Group of task force members in HPC offices
Cover page of MassUP evaluation report with the title reading MOVING MASSACHUSETTS UPSTREAM FINAL EVALUATION REPORT JUNE 2026 in the top center of the page and the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission and Massachusetts Department of Public Health logos on the left and right corners of the page respectively.
Graph depicting rising behavioral health drug usage. Full, accessible data available on HPC website
Photo of the nine new summer fellows at the Health Policy Commission.
Panelists speaking at summit
Graphic reading "to all nurses who dedicate their lives to save others: thank you!"
HPC staff at GBFB
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HPC leadership smiling in Faneuil Hall
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Graphic reading PATHways investment program
Image of a slide that says: Hearing to Determine the 2027 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark / Massachusetts Spending Trends: Drivers and Implications for Affordability / David Auerbach, Ph.D., Senior Director of Reserach and Cost Trends, HPC
Benchmark hearing graphic, all information available online
HPC staff seated at table providing testimony
Graph depicting percent of ED boarding visits from 2020-2024 in MA
An image of Beverly Hospital, one of five HEART-BP awardee profiles. It includes an overview of their BEACON remote blood pressure monitoring program, their health equity approaches, quality improvement strategies, a map of their location, and their program duration.
Health policy valentine reading: Take my handkerchief Take my cough drop wrappers, too For I can’t help coming down with the flu… Vaccinate or find yourself in my predicament, too
Health policy valentine reading: Roses are red, Daisies are yellow, In a complex health care market, You make things clearer, RPO
Health policy valentine reading: Roses are red The medicine I practice is preventive I’ll care for you No matter the financial incentive
Health policy valentine reading: I should call you my deductible, The way I spend all year yearning to reach you.
Valentine reading: 💞 I’d invite you to my place, even make you some keys. But, baby, there’s just no chance you could afford my facility fees.
Graph depicting denial reasons for health care claims in Massachusetts
Panel speakers on stage at conference
Group of smiling people posed in a line
Graphic of speech bubble reading "The HPC is hiring! 2026 Summer Fellowship"
Graph depicting commercial spending 2019-2023, further detail available in publication
Quote reading "Establishing a primary care spending target will strengthen primary care in the Commonwealth and pave the way for more affordable, equitable, and accessible health care."
Graphic reading 2025 Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report and Policy Recommendations
A photo of one HPC investment program staff member standing in front of HPC's “Impacts of Racially Concordant Care on Pregnancy Experiences for Black Birthing People”.
Speech bubble with text inside reading: The HPC is hiring! Office of Pharmaceutical Policy and analysis roles
Map of pharmacy deserts and near deserts in Massachusetts, 2025
Ten Years of Care Delivery Transformation in Massachusetts. 200,000+ lives impacted across six investment programs. 46 unique awardees, spanning nearly the entire Commonwealth. $90+ million awarded by the HPC to investment program recipients. 99 individual awards made to fund innovative care delivery programs.
Save the date graphic
Speakers at panel and podium
Graphic outlining upcoming public meetings, available at https://masshpc.gov/meetings
Map of Massachusetts labeling hospital at home programs
Group of summer fellows pose with HPC Board Chair Deb Devaux
Graph depicting the relative commercial prices for primary care services as compared to common specialty services to better understand and quantify payment disparities. Full accessible graph in linked publication
Smiling group of HPC staff members in front of poster
Headshot of smiling woman against blue background
Headshot of smiling woman
Headshot of HPC Team Chief Fellow Samurah Curry
Smiling group of HPC 2025 Summer Fellows
Photo of a panel from the Health Equity Trends Summit
Commissioner David Cutler with HPC Executive Director David Seltz and HPC Deputy Director Coleen Elstermeyer
Group photo in front of staircase at Massachusetts State House
Graphic of illustrated nurse with text reading: To all the nurses who dedicate their lives to save others: Thank you!