A communication from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (see Section 80(e) of Chapter 343 of the Acts of 2024) submitting a Massachusetts Health Policy Commission Primary Care, Access, Delivery and Payment Task Force report

Statutory Deliverable #2:

Data and Reporting Requirements for

Primary Care Payments

Introduction

The Massachusetts Primary Care Access, Delivery, and Payment Task Force (PCTF) recommended

in its first deliverable an approach for defining and measuring primary care spending in

Massachusetts, pursuant to Chapter 343 of the Acts of 2024. Recognizing the credible and robust

process currently implemented by the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), the PCTF

recommended that Massachusetts rely on CHIA’s technical expertise and experience to continue

this foundational measurement work, with additional recommendations and considerations. This is