Our Advocacy Approach
The financial stability of the Massachusetts economy is at risk as health costs crowd out important priorities such as education, public safety, and transportation. Massachusetts must decrease the highest per-capita healthcare expenditures in the country so businesses can prosper and retain new talent. AIM plays a unique role in the conversation on health-care cost containment because we have a diverse membership of health-care providers and consumers, all of whom are necessary to ensure we have an accessible health-care system in our state.
AIM convenes targeted and strategic conversations with health-care members, businesses and prominent elected officials to have informative, productive conversations about health-care affordability, accessibility, and equity.
Policy Priorities
Safeguard Oversight and Transparency Measures
AIM participates in policy conversations about drug-price transparency and hospital oversight while protecting companies’ proprietary information and safeguarding the industry from unethical players. The state recently filed sweeping legislation to address both of these issues, partly in response to the Steward Health Care crisis. AIM supports common-sense oversight measures to ensure our health-care members remain supported while reducing overall health-care costs for smaller businesses.
Reduce Premium Costs and Increase Employer Visibility
AIM tracks health-care legislation to ensure that changes in the system do not result in increased premium costs for employers and other consumers. AIM works to provide opportunities for health-care officials and policy makers to hear from small- and medium-sized businesses about the impact of high health-care costs.
Health-Care Workforce
AIM supports statewide initiatives to encourage individuals to pursue careers in the health-care industry – from entry level administrative roles to pediatric behavioral health to primary care physicians and beyond. AIM advocates for “reskilling” and “upskilling” programs to provide a path for career growth in the health-care industry.
Expansion and Protection of the Life Sciences Sector
AIM supports the continued funding of the life-sciences industry across the Commonwealth and supports members making investments in innovation, expansion and access to life-saving pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical technology. We work closely with members to ensure any oversight measures are equitable, accurate, and keep proprietary information protected.