State Issues Archives - Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association

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
MHA Comment on CHIA’s Quarterly Financial Report

Healthcare Finance
Insurance Issues
Provider Operations
State Issues
Healthcare Costs
Health Safety Net
Affordability

September 30, 2026
A Financial Bump? New Health Fund?

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

September 28, 2026
MHA Comment on CHIA’s FY25 Financial Report

Healthcare Finance
Insurance Issues
Provider Operations
State Issues
Healthcare Costs
Health Safety Net
Affordability

September 24, 2026
RFA & Waiver Shape Future of Healthcare

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

September 21, 2026
Guidance on ICE and Vaccines

Federal Issues
Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Policy
Insurance Issues
Patient Care
Provider Operations
Public Health
State Issues
Violence Prevention
Workforce
Healthcare Costs
Health Safety Net
Affordability

September 14, 2026
Shutdown Averted, A New Era of Cost Pressures

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

September 7, 2026
Can Hospitals Continue to Support the Safety Net?

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

August 31, 2026
Massachusetts Hospitals Invest a Record $1.1 Billion into Free, Community-Based Health Programs Across the Commonwealth

Behavioral Health
Care Innovation
Community Benefits
Patient Care
Public Health
State Issues
Healthcare Costs
Maternal Health

July 30, 2026
MEMBER MOMENTS: BMC Discusses the Integration of Hospitals

Emergency Response
Healthcare Innovation
Healthcare Oversight
Healthcare Quality
Patient Care
Provider Operations
Public Health
State Issues
Workforce
Healthcare Leadership

July 24, 2026
MHA Comment on CHIA’s Quarterly Hospital Financial Report

Healthcare Finance
Insurance Issues
Provider Operations
State Issues
Healthcare Costs
Health Safety Net
Affordability

June 30, 2026
Budget Amendments, Prior Auth Regs, and more…

Federal Issues
Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Innovation
State Issues
Administrative Simplification

May 18, 2026
MHA Statement on Prior Authorization Regulations

Healthcare Finance
Insurance Issues
Provider Operations
State Issues
Healthcare Costs

May 14, 2026
The New MP3, CHIA Financials, HPC on Boarding, and more

Health Equity
Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Innovation
Healthcare Policy
Insurance Issues
Patient Care
Patient Safety
Provider Operations
Public Health
State Issues
Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare Costs
Health Policy Commission
Home Health Care

March 30, 2026
Comments on Affordability in D.C. & Mass.

Health Equity
Healthcare Innovation
Healthcare Policy
Insurance Issues
Patient Care
Patient Safety
Provider Operations
Public Health
State Issues
Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare Costs
Administrative Simplification
Home Health Care

March 23, 2026
The Cost Conundrum

Health Equity
Healthcare Policy
Insurance Issues
Patient Care
Provider Operations
Public Health
State Issues
Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare Costs
Home Health Care

March 16, 2026