Testimony in Support of H.1297 and S.799, An Act Relative to Expanding Equitable Access to Maternal Postpartum Care

9/14/2021

. Inadequate postpartum care may contribute to persistent racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant … health outcomes, and expanded MassHealth coverage in the postpartum period may help to improve … and analysis to determine factors that may predict or protect against overdose among mothers in the first year …

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Committee on Preparedness - September 14, 2021

9/14/2021

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MMS and Alliance Charitable Foundation 2021 Annual Report (pdf)

9/14/2021

Vakil Jennifer Day, Director HISTORY In May 2000, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS … support of the Foundation through your philanthropic gifts from June 1, 2020, to May 31, 2021. 1781 … and Expenses and Changes in Net Assets for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2021 Statement of Activities …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

9/13/2021

care has rebounded”. The authors argue that telehealth may improve costs because of fewer missed … states that “[w]e chose this interval because we are concerned that an interval less than six months may … locations besides a patient’s home. For example, for equity reasons, it may be more beneficial for a patient …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - September 9, 2021

9/10/2021

recommend vaccination for patients who they feel are moderately to severely immunocompromised and/or may … a lot of media coverage about booster vaccinations. The messaging from the Executive Branch may have … their first and second doses. o As you may remember, the beginning of the rollout of vaccination …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1 (PDF)

9/7/2021

” for them using provider rates that may not be in their network—in other words, the calculation method … plans. We support the development of APCDs, but are concerned current APCDs may not be able to provide … for the purposes of determining patient cost-sharing and may not necessarily reflect a true median of contracted …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1

9/7/2021

“formula” for them using provider rates that may not be in their network—in other words, the calculation … of APCDs, but are concerned current APCDs may not be able to provide data for a QPA calculation … cost-sharing and may not necessarily reflect a true median of contracted commercial rates in that market …

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Letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure on Surprise Medical Billing Law Implementation, Part 2 (PDF)

9/2/2021

to resolve payment disputes for unique items or services—these outlier services or items may be because … or providers may be relevant to an IDR entity’s decision and should be allowed to be submitted. Additional …. We ask CMS to establish this as a requirement. For example, the patient may have questions after …

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Letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure on Surprise Medical Billing Law Implementation, Part 2

9/2/2021

be used to resolve payment disputes for unique items or services—these outlier services or items may … with other plans or providers may be relevant to an IDR entity’s decision and should be allowed …. We ask CMS to establish this as a requirement. For example, the patient may have questions after …

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Letter to Division of Insurance Commissioner on Telehealth Reimbursement Parity (PDF)

9/1/2021

for physician practices, and may seriously disrupt the health care market. We have heard from countless … physician members who are understandably concerned about how potential changes may impact the financial … expressed concern regarding the impact such changes may have on their patient’s ability to safely access …

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