Massachusetts

Resource	Category	Carriers	Purpose
Touchpoints - Opportunities to predict and prevent opioid overdose: A cohort study This study uses data from the Massachusetts APCD. Researchers found found eight touchpoints which were associated with increased risk of fatal opioid ... State: Massachusetts	Health Reform, Population Health, Researchers	Commercial	Utilization
Massachusetts Commercial Prescription Drug Use and Spending, 2015-2017 This is the second study on prescription drug use and spending released from CHIA. For this analysis, CHIA used a subset of commercial pharmacy claims... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Health Reform, Researchers	Commercial	Cost, Utilization
Small-Area Variation in the Care of Low-Risk Neonates in Massachusetts and Texas A research study that measures special care days (SCDs) (intermediate or intensive), length of stay, and readmission rates among low-risk neonates acr... State: Massachusetts, Texas	Providers, Researchers	Commercial	Quality, Utilization
BRCA1/2 testing among young women with breast cancer in Massachusetts, 2010-2013: An observational study using state cancer registry and All-Payer claims data Analysis linking Massachusetts' All-Payer Claims Database with Massachusetts Cancer Registry data to assess factors associated with BRCA1/2 testi... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Employers, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Quality
The New England States’ All-Payer Report on Primary Care Payments The purpose of this report is to use standardized data to identify the percentage of all-payer primary care spending relative to overall healthcare sp... State: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Price Effects Of Vertical Integration And Joint Contracting Between Physicians And Hospitals In Massachusetts We examined trends, geographic variation, and price effects of vertical integration and joint contracting between physicians and hospitals, using phys... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Providers, Researchers		Quality
Transitions in Health Insurance During the Perinatal Period Among Patients With Continuous Insurance Coverage Although health insurance continuity is important during the perinatal period to improve birth outcomes and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, i... State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Insurance Department, Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization

Massachusetts

APCD Council