An Act to ensure effective health care as a right

This bill directs Massachusetts state agencies to study the potential cost savings of a single-payer health care system compared to current spending. It requires the Center for Health Information and Analysis to create a benchmark for the cost of universal public health care and compare it against actual state expenditures for the years 2024, 2025, and 2026. If the study shows that a single-payer system would have been cheaper, the Health Policy Commission must develop an implementation plan after holding public hearings. The legislation does not create a new health program immediately but instead mandates a comprehensive analysis to inform future policy decisions.