Caitlin Flynn, Author at Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

MHA Comment on the 2026 Cost Trends Hearing

Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
State Issues
Workforce
Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare Costs
Health Policy Commission
Affordability

November 10, 2026
A 54% Spike in Patient Care Expenses

Elections
Federal Issues
Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Policy
Insurance Issues
Patient Care
Prescription Drugs
Provider Operations
State Issues
Workforce
Healthcare Leadership
Health Policy Commission
Healthcare Data
Health Safety Net
Affordability

November 9, 2026
New Report: Mass. Hospital Expenses Have Skyrocketed by 54% with Major Financial Disruption Still to Come

Federal Issues
Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
Prescription Drugs
State Issues
Workforce
Affordability

November 9, 2026
CRITICAL CONDITION: How Mounting Hospital Pressures Put Patient Care at Risk

Federal Issues
Prescription Drugs
Provider Operations
State Issues
Workforce
Healthcare Costs
Healthcare Data
Health Safety Net
Affordability

November 9, 2026
MEMBER MOMENTS: Baystate Health & Its Health Plan on Prior Auths

Care Innovation
Healthcare Innovation
Insurance Issues
Patient Care
Provider Operations

November 6, 2026
MHA Comment on the 2026 Elections

Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
State Issues
Workforce
Healthcare Leadership

November 4, 2026
Looming Threats, 340B, and more …

Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Policy
Insurance Issues
Prescription Drugs
Violence Prevention
Workforce
Healthcare Leadership
Health Safety Net

November 2, 2026
MEMBER MOMENTS: South Shore Health: Access Depends on Parking

Care Innovation
Continuum of Care
Emergency Response
Patient Care
Provider Operations
Public Health
Healthcare Leadership

October 30, 2026
Safety Net, Workforce, Medical Debt, Waiver

Care Innovation
Health Equity
Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Policy
Insurance Issues
Patient Care
Workforce
Healthcare Leadership
Health Safety Net

October 26, 2026
MEMBER MOMENTS: South Shore Health: Access Depends on Parking

Continuum of Care
Patient Care
Provider Operations
Healthcare Leadership

October 23, 2026
Building the Workforce

Care Innovation
Healthcare Innovation
Patient Care
Patient Safety
Provider Operations
Public Health
Workforce
Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare Data

October 19, 2026
MEMBER MOMENTS: Hospitals Must Expand and Spend to Keep Up with Demand

Continuum of Care
Patient Care
Provider Operations
Healthcare Leadership

October 16, 2026
Out-of-Network Care; Safety Net Study

Federal Issues
Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Policy
Insurance Issues
Patient Care
Provider Operations
Public Health
State Issues
Workforce
Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare Costs
Home Health Care
Health Safety Net

October 12, 2026
MEMBER MOMENTS: BILH System Names New President & CEO

Healthcare Leadership

October 9, 2026
CHIA, the Waiver, and New MHA Leadership

Care Innovation
Federal Issues
Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Policy
Insurance Issues
Patient Care
Provider Operations
Public Health
State Issues
Telehealth
Workforce
Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare Costs
Home Health Care
Health Safety Net

October 5, 2026
MEMBER MOMENTS: Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham Receives $15 Million Gift

Care Innovation
Healthcare Innovation
Patient Care
Provider Operations

October 2, 2026