MassHealth is Massachusetts’ combined Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The agency provides robust health care coverage for qualifying children, families, seniors, and people with disabilities living in Massachusetts.
Overall, the evaluation found that the MassHealth Demonstration:
- saved the Commonwealth more than half a billion dollars over five years,
- maintained near-universal health coverage and the lowest uninsurance rate among comparison states,
- improved health outcomes for MassHealth members on both physical and behavioral health, and
- lowered hospitalization rates.
Approval of 2017-2022 Independent Evaluation Summative Report
- Independent Evaluation Summative Report: PDF | Word
- Press Release
- One Page Summary: PDF | Word
- Public Meeting on the 2017-2022 Independent Evaluation Summative Report was held on Friday, March 13th from 9:30 to 11:00 AM
- Slides from the presentation can be found here: PDF | Word | PPT
University of San Francisco California