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Massachusetts
Name of Medicaid Program(s) and number of people participating
The Massachusetts program is known as Massachusetts Medicaid or MassHealth. It is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services. Their website can be found here. As of June 1, 2018, there were 1,620,023 individuals enrolled in the Massachusetts Medicaid program.1
Expanding Medicaid?
Yes.
Health Insurance Marketplace (if applicable)/ State based, Partnership or Federally Facilitated Exchange?
State based Marketplace: Massachusetts Health Connector: https://www.mahealthconnector.org/
Health Information Exchange (if applicable)
Massachusetts has established an HIE known as the Massachusetts Health Information Highway (Mass HIway). The HIE is maintained through a partnership of various entities, including the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services and the Massachusetts eHealth Institute.
APCD (if applicable)
Massachusetts operates an APCD simply known as the Massachusetts APCD. Their website can be found here. The APCD is maintained by the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis.
Featured Initiatives
Footnotes
- 1. Massachusetts Medicaid Enrollment totals for 2018. Available at: https://www.kff.org/health-reform/state-indicator/total-monthly-medicaid-and-chip-enrollment/?state=MA
Topics Comprehensively Reviewed
Care Coordination/Care Management
Delivery System Reform
Equity and Disparities
Federal and State Program Integrity
Health Information Technology
Health Insurance Exchanges
Medicaid/CHIP Data Requirements
Medical Peer Review
Medical Records Collection, Retention, and Access
Medicare Data Requirements
Patient Safety
Payment Reform
Privacy and Confidentiality
Private Insurance Data Requirements
Public Health Data Collection and Reporting
Quality Measurement and Reporting
Research
Resource Use (Cost/Utilization) Measurement and Reporting
Security of Health Information
Topics Partially Reviewed
- No topics available
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