Health Reform
Complete text of the 2006 Massachusetts heath reform law with links to relevant agencies, reports and regulations; a summary of its major provisions; and background on research and policy initiatives that led to its enactment.
Information about the law's implementation, including the creation of the Massachusetts Health Connector; major policy decisions; and outreach, enrollment, and marketing initiatives.
The latest reports on how well the law is achieving its goals of nearly universal health insurance coverage and improved access to care for low-income and uninsured residents of Massachusetts.
Reports on the financing of health care reform; the cost to state government, employers, and individuals; and details on the Medicaid waivers that govern much of the government financing for reform.
Text of the state's 2008 and 2010 cost and quality laws, plus studies and proposals for how Massachusetts could address the rising cost of health care and the need to improve quality and patient safety.
Assessments of the most important lessons learned from Massachusetts health reform and how they could apply to other states' implementation of national reform.
The latest assessments of how the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect Massachusetts health reform and the state's health care system.
Links to blogs and other websites that focus on Massachusetts health reform.