{"id":18064,"date":"2022-03-21T20:02:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/?page_id=18064"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:35:55","slug":"health-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/policy-impact\/health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<style> .banner:before {\r\n        background: linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,.5),rgba(0,0,0,.5)) !important;\r\n    }<\/style><div id=\"ra_id_1646922885\" class=\"banner  standard lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Policy-pages-1.png)\">\r\n        <div class=\"container  banner-container text-Center\">\r\n            <div class=\"row center-items\">\r\n                                \r\n                <div class=\"col-lg-7\"  >\r\n                                            <p class=\"label special-label\" tabindex=\"0\">Public Policy<\/p>\r\n                                                <!-- <p class=\"label special-label\" tabindex=\"0\"><\/p> -->\r\n                    \r\n                    <h1 class=\"underline-text white \" tabindex=\"0\">\r\n                        <u>Health Care<\/u>                    <\/h1>\r\n                                            <div class=\"xyz\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Offering a One-of-a-kind Perspective on the Health Care and Life Sciences Ecosystem<\/p><\/div>\r\n                        <div class=\"banner_event\">\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                    <div class=\"banner-btn-wrapper\">\r\n                                                                                <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- <a href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"arrow-link\" href=\"#\">Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"#\">External Link<\/a>\r\n                        <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"#\">More<\/a> -->\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($){\r\n    setTimeout(function () {\r\n        console.log('here');\r\n\t\t$('#_youtube-iframe-wrapper').show();\r\n\t}, 2000);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\n\n<style>\r\n    .cta-btn-wrapper{margin-bottom:2rem;margin-top:-10px;}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<section class=\"wysiwyg_block\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"row\">\r\n            <div class=\"col-lg-8\">\r\n            \r\n            <h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133996534 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">The Chamber has a unique perspective on health care policy because our members span the industry spectrum. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133996534 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">At our table<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133996534 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\"> we have providers, insurers, researchers, and pharmaceutical and life science companies. Our health care policy work incorporates all these viewpoints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW68263586 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW68263586 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">At the Chamber, we also look at the health care industry\u2019s role in our region\u2019s economy and employers. Nearly one-in-five workers in Massachusetts are employed directly in the health care sector. Tens of thousands more are indirectly employed in jobs that provide legal, financial, technological, administrative, and other support.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW188388984 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188388984 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">Life-changing and life-saving breakthroughs happen in Boston. We incubate innovations because of our strong health care ecosystem. At the same time, health care costs are a factor for employers when making decisions about hiring and growth.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW188388984 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Any approach to health care policy in Massachusetts must strike a balance. It needs to maintain the world class quality we\u2019re known for, recognize the value the industry adds to our state\u2019s economy and quality of life, and consider how changes can impact employers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n  \r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n<div class=\"key-diff-section\"  id=\"ra_id_1646923461\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div style=\"margin-top:0; padding-top:0;\" >\r\n      <h2 tabindex=\"0\">How We Lead the World in Health Care  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-md-10 key-diff-items-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"key-diff-item\"><div class=\"key-diff-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BC_Icons_orange__Award.png\" alt=\"\u202fQuality\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2084px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2084\/2084;\"><\/div><h5 tabindex=\"0\">\u202fQuality<\/h5><p tabindex=\"0\">Our world class health care ecosystem creates essential jobs and saves lives. Massachusetts needs to remain the world leader in health care. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"key-diff-item\"><div class=\"key-diff-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BC_Icons_orange__Climate_and_Energy.png\" alt=\" Impact\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2084px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2084\/2084;\"><\/div><h5 tabindex=\"0\"> Impact<\/h5><p tabindex=\"0\">The health care industry underpins our regional economy and drives innovations that transform lives and the world.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"key-diff-item\"><div class=\"key-diff-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BC_Icons_orange__Taxes_and_Good_Government.png\" alt=\"Affordability \" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2084px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2084\/2084;\"><\/div><h5 tabindex=\"0\">Affordability <\/h5><p tabindex=\"0\">Health care policy changes must consider both the impacts on employer costs and the economic competitiveness of the region.   <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n            \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"people-spotlight three-up\" id=\"ra_id_1646936208\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"three-up-heading-wrap\">\r\n        <h4 tabindex=\"0\">The Latest from the Chamber       \r\n        <\/h4> \r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/news-insights\/?_policy_focus_area=health-care\" class=\"tabindex arrow-link\" style=\"float:right;\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span>See All<\/a>\r\n            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\"desc\">The Chamber supports the goal to include pharmaceutical manufacturing companies and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in health cost trends analyses and hearings.<\/div><div class=\"link-wrapper\"><a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/policy-insights\/chamber-submits-comments-on-pharmaceutical-transparency-costs-legislation\/\" class = \"stretched-link\">Learn More<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" alt=\"arrow-go\"\r\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/wp-content\/themes\/bostonchamber\/assets\/images\/linkedinarrow.svg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-4 item\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonchamber.com\/news-insights\/?_news_insight=policy-insights&#038;_topic_filter=public-policy\"><h5 tabindex=\"0\" class=\"cat\">Public 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