Live now: Tune in to the Primary Care Task Force meeting as members discuss ongoing work to support access, delivery, and affordability in primary care. 🔗masshpc.gov/meetings/task-… #PrimaryCare

CHIA has released its latest dashboard measuring the state of behavioral health care in #Massachusetts. Explore metrics in key areas including access, quality, and equity: chiamass.gov/behavioral-hea… #MassCHIA #HealthPolicy #HealthData #BehavioralHealth

🌟 Meet HPC Summer Fellow Samurah Curry! Working with the Chief of Staff team, she’s excited to support cross-departmental collaboration and help shape the HPC’s messaging strategy. She’s diving into how communication supports real health policy impact. #FellowSpotlight

Live now: Tune in to the Maternal Health Access and Birthing Patient Safety Task Force meeting, co-chaired by Mass. Public Health and the Health Policy Commission. Members will discuss the outline of the task force's report on maternal health access and birthing patient safety across

Meet Haley Director, an HPC Summer Fellow working on hospital length of stay and skilled nursing facility capacity research. A Boston native and PhD student in Health Services Research and Policy, she’s passionate about using data to improve care in Massachusetts. 📍 Read more

Meet Molly Little, an HPC Summer Fellow working with the Legal Team. A JD candidate at New England Law Boston, she’s exploring health law, AI policy, and patient advocacy through hands-on legal research. 📍Read more on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #FellowSpotlight

Meet Nadia Hill, an HPC Summer Fellow working with the Behavioral Health Workforce Center. She's diving into licensure policy and expanding access to care across MA. 📍Read more about her work and what inspires her: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #FellowSpotlight

HPC Summer Fellow Lydia Goldthwait is researching how climate change is impacting health systems across Massachusetts. She’s working with the HCTI team this summer to explore innovative solutions. 📍Read more on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #FellowSpotlight

HPC staff joined researchers from across the U.S. working to improve health and health care outcomes last month at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. 📊Check out all of the HPC posters and research presented: masshpc.gov/taxonomy/term/… #HealthPolicy

Live now: Tune in to the Primary Care Task Force’s Data and Research Workgroup Meeting! 🔗masshpc.gov/meetings/task-… #PrimaryCare

Amy Bolton is bringing her dual-degree perspective to behavioral health medication research with the HPC’s Research and Cost Trends team. 📍 Check out her spotlight on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/feed/update/... #FellowSpotlight

Live now: Tune in to the Primary Care Access, Delivery, and Payment Task Force meeting, co-chaired by Mass. Health and Human Services and the Health Policy Commission. Members will discuss three of the task force’s statutory deliverables, including defining primary care, developing a standardized

Meet Helena Hailemicheal, an HPC Summer Fellow diving into workforce equity and care innovation with the Health Care Transformation and Innovation team team. 📍Read more on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/health-p… #FellowSpotlight

📊New HPC DataPoints: The Primary Care Spending Gap: Paying Less for What Matters Most This DataPoints issue examines the relative commercial prices for primary care services as compared to common specialty services to better understand and quantify payment disparities. Learn

Live now: Tune in to the Primary Care Task Force’s Workforce Workgroup Meeting! 🔗 masshpc.gov/meetings/task-… #PrimaryCare

CHIA’s latest research examines differences in rates of unmet health-related social needs in Massachusetts by race and ethnicity. Learn more.... chiamass.gov/massachusetts-…

Meet Annabelle Lee, an HPC Summer Fellow exploring accessibility metrics, hospital financial assistance, and health planning with OHRP. She’s diving deep into equity and data-driven policy. 📍Read more on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #FellowSpotlight #HPCFellows

Kristen Gottlieb is spending her HPC summer fellowship analyzing behavioral health data and drafting policy briefs with the HPC’s Research and Cost Trends team. 📍Explore more on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #FellowSpotlight

HPC Board Chair Deborah Devaux recently met with the HPC Summer Fellows to discuss leadership, career growth & public service. Thank you to Chair Devaux for investing in the next generation of health policy leaders!

Meet Taylor Zevanove, an HPC Summer Fellow who researched health planning geographies and maternity ward closures with the Office of Health Resource Planning team! 📍Read more on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/health-p… #FellowSpotlight #HPCFellows #HealthPolicy