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The Basics of MassHealth

WEBIntroduction MassHealth is a pillar of the Massachusetts health insurance landscape that has resulted in over 98 percent of the state hav-ing coverage in 2010.

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MassHealth’s Role Promoting Health Care Coverage and Access

WEBTHE ISSUE MassHealth, the name for Massachusetts’ Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), is the corner-stone of health care …

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MassHealth: The Basics – Facts and Trends (October 2022)

WEBThis UPDATED (October 2022) edition of the MassHealth: The Basics chart pack provides new data on MassHealth enrollment and spending from the most recent state fiscal …

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MassHealth: The Basics – Facts and Trends (October 2023)

WEBThis UPDATED (October 2023) edition of the MassHealth: The Basics chart pack provides new data on MassHealth enrollment and spending from the most recent state fiscal …

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The Time is Now: The $5.9 Billion Case for Massachusetts Health …

WEBRacial and ethnic disparities in health care access, quality, and outcomes have been well documented in Massachusetts and across the country. Solutions for …

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MassHealth: The Basics

WEBAccess to MassHealth coupled with other health reforms ultimately led to higher utilization of preventive services and better health outcomes. In SFY 2019, total MassHealth …

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MassHealth: The Basics

WEBThe Boston Globe, March 1, 2023.) From SFY 2020 to 2022 enrollment grew over 20%, increasing to 2.17 million members in SFY 2022. This enrollment was largely driven by a …

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MassHealth’s Role in Behavioral Health Care in Massachusetts

WEBTHE ISSUE Massachusetts is a national leader in driving improvements in coverage and access to health care services—the Commonwealth has had the highest insurance rate …

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MassHealth: The Basics

WEBThe decrease in average spending per member between SFY 2020 and 2021 was driven by two factors: 1) reduced utilization among seniors (see slide 25), and 2) a large increase …

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MASSHEALTH: THE BASICS

WEBMassHealth spending has increased in nominal terms from $7 billion in state fiscal year (SFY) 2007 to $10.9 billion in SFY 2014. Adjusting for medical inflation, the average …

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FACES OF MASSHEALTH: PORTRAIT OF A DIVERSE POPULATION

WEB[ 3 ] health was worsening, to follow Elizabeth east to Massachusetts. Anne soon discovered she was eligible for MassHealth and enrolled. For seven years Anne cycled …

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Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works

WEBSocial determinants of health, which encompass social, behavioral and environmental influences on one’s health, have taken center stage in recent health …

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Lessons from the Implementation of MASSACHUSETTS …

WEB3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Lesson 1: Ongoing stakeholder engagement in health reform facilitates implementation and helps overcome inevitable obstacles. Recommendation: …

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Health Equity Action Plan Toolkit

WEB[ 3 ] KEY TERMS There is not a standardized set of health equity terminology. This is a persistent barrier to understanding, effectively communicating about, and developing

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Advancing Community-Driven Mental Health Welcome to Blue …

WEBThe Advancing Community-Driven Mental Health is a multi-year grant program that provides $100,000 to five organizations for an initial planning year followed by …

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Ready for Reform: Behavioral Health Care in Massachusetts

WEBUnmet Behavioral Health Treatment Need. More than one-third of non-elderly adults who sought BH care in 2018 reported unmet treatment need—this number did not …

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Access to Outpatient Mental Health Services in Massachusetts

WEB[ 1 ] INTRODUCTION According to the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, mental health disorders impact more than a million adults in Massachusetts.1 Data from …

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Catalyst Fund Welcome to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

WEBThe Catalyst Fund provides one-time non-renewable grants up to $7,500 for a twelve-month period to help community-based organizations strengthen their capacity to expand …

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Merged Individual and Small Group Market Welcome to Blue …

WEBSets the factors used to set premiums for the merged individual and small group market. This section establishes a maximum rate band range from .66 to 1.32 for the following …

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