Health Policy Analyst

About Center For Health Information And Analysis

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The Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) is an independent state agency that collects, maintains, and analyzes statewide health care data to assess quality, affordability, utilization, access, and overall health system performance. CHIA operates core data assets — including the Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database (MA APCD), case-mix and hospital/provider datasets — and publishes standard statistics, interactive data tools, and regular reports and newsletters (e.g., DataMatters) to illuminate trends like community-level medical spending. Its objective, public-facing data products and analyses support policymakers, payers, providers, researchers, and the public in oversight, regulation, and efforts to improve health system performance.