CHIA Releases the Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System
DATE: March 13, 2024
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) today released its Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System. The Annual Report examines trends in costs, utilization, coverage, and quality indicators through 2022, a period following two years of unprecedented volatility in the health care system due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New this year, the report includes a chapter on health care affordability that presents a consumer-centric picture of rising health care costs and its downstream implications, as well as a section and interactive dashboard that provides comparative insights into how medical spending varies by community demographics.
In 2022, Massachusetts total health care expenditures (THCE) accounted for $71.7 billion, a 5.8% increase from 2021, exceeding the 3.1% health care cost growth benchmark.
The Annual Report also examines hospital utilization, payer and provider financial and quality performance, and spending trends related to behavioral health, telehealth- and COVID-19-related services. Supporting materials include a databook, datasets, and technical appendices.
Read the full report and download the supporting materials at http://www.chiamass.gov/annual-report/.
Key findings from the report will be presented at the Health Policy Commission’s Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark Hearing. The annual public hearing, scheduled for Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 12:00PM, solicits data, information, and feedback from market participants, stakeholders, and other interested parties to inform the 2025 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark. Members of the state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, led by Senate Chair Cindy Friedman and House Chair John Lawn Jr., will co-host the hearing alongside the HPC’s Board. The hearing will be livestreamed on the Massachusetts Legislature’s webpage and the recording will be posted to the HPC’s YouTube channel following the hearing.
