Bluecrossmafoundation.org

Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works

WEBSocial determinants of health, which encompass social, behavioral and environmental influences on one’s health, have taken center stage in recent health

Actived: 8 days ago

URL: https://www.bluecrossmafoundation.org/publication/leveraging-social-determinants-health-what-works

MassHealth’s Role Promoting Health Care Coverage …

WEB[ 2 ] There is widespread evidence nationally of significant and pervasive inequities in access to health care and health outcomes—particularly for communities of color.5 …

Category:  Health Go Health

Chapter 58 Welcome to Blue Cross Blue Shield of …

WEBMassachusetts enacted Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006 to increase access to affordable, quality health care for each of its residents. Since the enactment of Chapter 58 in 2006, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Racism and Racial Inequities in Health

WEBACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation (the Foundation) would like to thank the members of its Structural Racism and Racial …

Category:  Health Go Health

Health Equity Action Plan Toolkit

WEB[ 3 ] KEY TERMS There is not a standardized set of health equity terminology. This is a persistent barrier to understanding, effectively communicating about, and developing

Category:  Health Go Health

The Importance of MassHealth for Children

WEBTHE ISSUE As the source of health insurance coverage for more than four in 10 children in Massachusetts, MassHealth plays an important role in ensuring the health and well …

Category:  Health Go Health

MassHealth: The Basics – Facts and Trends (October 2023)

WEBThis UPDATED (October 2023) edition of the MassHealth: The Basics chart pack provides new data on MassHealth enrollment and spending from the most recent state fiscal …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Basics of MassHealth

WEBIntroduction MassHealth is a pillar of the Massachusetts health insurance landscape that has resulted in over 98 percent of the state hav-ing coverage in 2010.

Category:  Health Go Health

MassHealth’s Impact on the State Economy

WEB[ 2 ] MassHealth Is a Critical Source of Revenue for Health Care Providers Providers rely on MassHealth as a key source of revenue— especially those delivering long-term care, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Ready for Reform: Behavioral Health Care in …

WEBUnmet Behavioral Health Treatment Need. More than one-third of non-elderly adults who sought BH care in 2018 reported unmet treatment need—this number did not …

Category:  Health Go Health

MassHealth: The Basics

WEBIn SFY 2019, total MassHealth spending was $16.5 billion. The federal government reimburses the state for 50% to 90% of MassHealth spending, depending on the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Lessons from the Implementation of MASSACHUSETTS …

WEB3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Lesson 1: Ongoing stakeholder engagement in health reform facilitates implementation and helps overcome inevitable obstacles. Recommendation: …

Category:  Health Go Health

Merged Individual and Small Group Market Welcome to Blue …

WEBSets the factors used to set premiums for the merged individual and small group market. This section establishes a maximum rate band range from .66 to 1.32 for the following …

Category:  Health Go Health

FACES OF MASSHEALTH: PORTRAIT OF A DIVERSE POPULATION

WEB[ 3 ] health was worsening, to follow Elizabeth east to Massachusetts. Anne soon discovered she was eligible for MassHealth and enrolled. For seven years Anne cycled …

Category:  Health Go Health

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH URGENT CARE

WEBThe behavioral health urgent care framework proposed in this brief is applicable across different care settings. Existing models of care in Massachusetts can be leveraged and …

Category:  Health Go Health

MassHealth: The Basics

WEBThe decrease in average spending per member between SFY 2020 and 2021 was driven by two factors: 1) reduced utilization among seniors (see slide 25), and 2) a large increase …

Category:  Health Go Health

What to Know About ACOs

WEB[ 2 ] ACO TYPES Seventeen MassHealth ACOs operate across the Commonwealth. The ACOs operate as one of three versions, which vary in their management of clinical and …

Category:  Health Go Health

MASSHEALTH: THE BASICS

WEBMassHealth spending has increased in nominal terms from $7 billion in state fiscal year (SFY) 2007 to $10.9 billion in SFY 2014. Adjusting for medical inflation, the average …

Category:  Medical Go Health

MassHealth: The Basics

WEBThe Boston Globe, March 1, 2023.) From SFY 2020 to 2022 enrollment grew over 20%, increasing to 2.17 million members in SFY 2022. This enrollment was largely driven by a …

Category:  Health Go Health