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History

MMPI was founded in September 2003 by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) Foundation to be a source for independent, non-partisan information and analysis of the state’s Medicaid program. The formation of MMPI was another activity in furtherance of the Foundation’s mission to expand access to health care, and a recognition of the important role Medicaid plays in Massachusetts by providing health coverage to more than one million state residents, most of whom would otherwise be uninsured.

MMPI’s goal is to promote the development of effective Medicaid policy solutions through research and policy analysis, and to increase overall awareness and understanding of MassHealth programs, successes, and challenges.

MMPI is structured as a subsidiary of the BCBSMA Foundation. The initial funding for the Institute came in the form of a $1 million grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to the BCBSMA Foundation. MMPI is now supported by the BCBSMA Foundation and a number of other private organizations with an interest in a strong, effective, Medicaid program. A sixteen-member Board of Directors, composed of leaders from a diverse spectrum of interests, governs the Institute.