Representing hospitals and healthcare interests on Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill.

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Happenings on Beacon Hill

Massachusetts is recognized as a national leader in healthcare, whether in its delivery or in the efforts to reform how can be provided more efficiently and cost-effectively. The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association represents healthcare providers by working with legislators and regulators to make sure their voices are heard in the ongoing day-to-day business of providing high quality, lower-cost care.

Happenings on Capitol Hill

The Massachusetts congressional delegation works tirelessly to ensure Washington decision-makers on Capitol Hill and in federal agencies hear the needs and concerns of the Commonwealth’s healthcare providers. The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association works closely with our delegation by sharing strategic information and perspective on the healthcare environment.

Quality & Safety

Committed to delivering transparent quality and safety information.

Quality & Safety

The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association is committed to delivering transparent quality and safety information from hospitals and homecare agencies to patients and other healthcare stakeholders. Our PatientCareLink website is the one-stop destination for that information.

Communication

News and perspective on issues affecting hospitals and healthcare.

News & Media

There’s always a lot going on in healthcare, so stay up to date with MHA’s help. Find our latest updates, or get the information delivered to your inbox via RSS feed. MHA members and subscribers can also sign in for access to our Monday Report newsletter and daily compilations of healthcare news. For media requests, contact Sam Melnick at (781) 262-6091, and email Communications for all other requests.

MHA Publications

Education

Learning opportunities to understand and address emerging healthcare issues.

Education

The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association offers healthcare leaders and professionals cost effective learning opportunities to understand and address emerging issues, learn and share best practices, and comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

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All Issues

Find the latest information from MHA on important state and federal healthcare issues sorted and compiled by topic. Click here for an alphabetical listing of the issues, and click through to get relevant content from multiple sources (testimony, MHA publications, etc.) to stay informed.

- A -

ACO/Integrated Care
Academic Medical Centers
Academic Medical Centers - Research

- B -

Behavioral Health
Bills/Legislative Resources

- C -

Case Management
Community Benefits
Compliance
Cost Containment

- D -

Determination of Need (DON)
Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH)

- E -

Electronic Medical Records
Emergency Management
Environmental Sustainability
Executive Compensation

- F -

Facility Infrastructure
Facility Operations
Facility Supply Chain

- G -

Governance

- H -

Health Insurance
Health Insurance Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Insurance Division of Insurance (DOI)
Health Insurance MGL Ch. 58
Health Insurance MGL Ch. 224
Health Safety Net (HSN)
HIPAA/confidentiality
Home Care

- I -

Interoperability

- L -

Long-Term Care

- M -

MACRA
Managed Care
Medicaid / MassHealth
Medicaid / MassHealth - Access
Medicaid / MassHealth - Eligibility
Medicaid / MassHealth - Enrollment
Medicaid / MassHealth - Funding
Medical Education
Medical Education - Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Medical Education - Graduate Medical Education (GME)
Medical Education - Indirect Medical Education (IME)
Medicare
Medicare - Access
Medicare - Eligibility
Medicare - Enrollment
Medicare - Funding

- P -

Patient Access
Pharmacy
Pharmacy - Compounding
Pharmacy - Hospital-Based Pharmacy
Pharmacy - Other
Physician Engagement
Physician-Hospital Affiliations/Organizations
PILOT
Population Health
Provider Licensure and Accreditation
Provider Licensure and Accreditation - Hospital
Provider Licensure and Accreditation - Nurses
Provider Licensure and Accreditation - Other

Provider Licensure and Accreditation - Physicians

Public Health

- Q -

Quality and Safety
Quality and Safety – Staffing

- R -

Rehabilitation Services

- S -

Specialty Services
Specialty Services – Home Care
Specialty Services – Long Term Care
Specialty Services – Rehabilitation Services

- T -

Tax Status
Tax Status – Exempt
Tax Status – Investor-Owned
Tax Status – PILOT
Technology and Healthcare
Telemedicine

- W -

Workforce Development
Workplace Safety

- Z -

Zika

Resources

We’ve made our website even easier to use, no matter how you like to search for information. Just log in and search MHA's site by key word, committee, regulatory agency, or via our newest option, Issues A to Z.