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October 2006 report by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy shows a substantial variation in resources used in end-of-life care between teaching and community hospitals in Massachusetts.

February 2006 state launches new Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost website providing information on quality and cost of care for selected medical conditions and procedures at Massachusetts hospitals. Access this information by clicking on the following link www.mass.gov/healthcareqc

October 2005 MCCH issued a press release and a report by Dr. Edward Moscovitch of Cape Ann Economics, Massachusetts Community Hospitals – A Comparative Economic Analysis: Rising Demand vs. Falling Profitability, that warns the Commonwealth that it must prepare now to add at least five thousand acute care hospital beds to accommodate a coming surge of elderly patients at a time when Massachusetts community hospitals are substantially undercapitalized.

November 2004 report by the Pioneer Institute supports the community hospital argument that patients and employers can expect high quality care at significantly lower cost if the community hospital system is utilized.

July 2003 report by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy shows that the care for maternal cases in community hospitals is at least the equivalent of the quality level achieved in teaching hospitals given the elements examined.

June 2005 report by the Massachusetts Medical Society details the shortage in the physician workforce in Massachusetts and the impact on patient access to care.

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Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy - To learn more about their research, please visit the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy website.

Massachusetts Medical Society - To learn more about their research, please visit the Massachusetts Medical Society website.

Pioneer Institute - To learn more about their research, please visit the Pioneer Institute website.

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