State Issues

Massachusetts is recognized as a national leader in healthcare, with a long track record of bold reforms to make care more accessible and affordable.

MHA works with legislators and regulators to make sure the voices and expertise of providers are heard in all the most important policy conversations.

Our Advocacy

  • Patient Care

    Making care better, more accessible, and more affordable for every patient.

  • Workforce

    Empowering, supporting, and growing the healthcare profession in the commonwealth.

  • Innovation

    Giving the future of care delivery the support it needs to thrive.

Priority Legislation

  • How Workforce Shortages are Affecting Access & Costs

    An estimated 19,000 acute care hospital positions are currently vacant, leading to severe challenges for care access, capacity, and cost.

    This MHA report illustrates how those pressures are intertwining to create the crisis being seen throughout the healthcare system today.

  • Behavioral Health Boarding

    At any given time, more than 500 behavioral health patients are boarding in Massachusetts hospitals as they await the specialized inpatient placements they need.

    View MHA’s weekly data reporting and proposed solutions.

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