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Joint Committee on Health Care Financing 192nd (2021 - 2022)

Senate Contact

24 Beacon St.
Room 313
Boston, MA 02133

House Contact

24 Beacon St.
Room 236
Boston, MA 02133

	Date	Time	Topic	Location	Status	Bills
	3/25/2021	12:00 PM	Please be advised that, pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 6D § 9, the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing and the Health Policy Commission will meet jointly in a public oversight hearing to consider a potential adjustment of the health care cost growth benchmark for the average growth in total health care expenditures for calendar year 2022. The hearing will be held remotely and can be viewed by the public via the HPC’s YouTube channel here: https://tinyurl.com/hpc-video. The Health Policy Commission is the coordinating entity for this hearing. Please contact the Health Policy Commission at (617) 979-1400 with any questions Parties wishing to provide testimony during the hearing may sign up to do so by emailing Benjamin.A.Thomas@mass.gov. All submissions must include the sender’s full name and address. Parties who are unable to submit electronic comments should mail submissions to Benjamin Thomas, Government Affairs Manager, 50 Milk Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109. All testimony and comments must be received by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 26, 2021. All written comments submitted to the HPC may be posted on the HPC’s website and released in response to a request for public records.	Health Policy Commission	Completed
	4/27/2021	10:30 AM	Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will convene in a virtual public hearing to receive testimony on the legislation pertaining to the following subject: Constitutional Amendment Proposals The public is invited to participate. Persons seeking to provide testimony must pre-register via this form: https://forms.gle/ok4R8mhchVQdCdqi9. The DEADLINE to pre-register is 5:00 P.M. Friday, April 23. Once registered, you will receive further instructions on how to participate. Written testimony may also be submitted to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing either through the pre-registration form or by E-mail to timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	6/29/2021	11:00 AM	Health System Contracting & Financing, Delivery System Planning & Oversight	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	7/13/2021	11:00 AM	Pharmaceutical Access, Cost & Transparency	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	7/20/2021	11:00 AM	Community Health Centers, Nursing Facilities, Home & Community Based Care, Related Services	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	9/14/2021	11:00 AM	Primary Care & Behavioral Health Care, Patient Care Coordination	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	9/28/2021	11:00 AM	MassHealth Administration, Eligibility, Rates	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	10/19/2021	11:00 AM	Health Profession Oversight & Practice Environment	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	10/26/2021	11:00 AM	Alternative Health Care Financing Models	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	11/9/2021	11:00 AM	Miscellaneous Matters	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	3/16/2022	12:00 PM	Joint Committee on Health Care Financing & Health Policy Commission Joint Public Hearing on a Potential Modification of the 2023 Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	3/21/2022	12:00 PM	Late-Referred Matters	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	4/11/2022	12:00 PM	Late-Filed Matter - Senate Bill 2774	Virtual Hearing	Completed