By Representatives Barber of Somerville and Sabadosa of Northampton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2370) of Christine P. Barber, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to pregnancies existing for 24 weeks or more. Public Health.
By Representative Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1408) of Greg Schwartz relative to making technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for patient safety and medical error reduction enabling law. Health Care Financing.
By Representatives Sabadosa of Northampton and Scarsdale of Pepperell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1405) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Margaret R. Scarsdale and others for legislation to provide equitable access to quality, affordable healthcare services by establishing Medicare for all persons in the Commonwealth. Health Care Financing.
By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3110) of Carlos González and others relative to offshore taxes. Revenue.
By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1370) of Richard M. Haggerty and Mike Connolly relative to primary care and for the creation of a primary care council (including members of the General Court). Health Care Financing.
By Representatives Lawn of Watertown and Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5358) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and Greg Schwartz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Newton be authorized to place municipal charges liens on certain properties for certain non-payments in said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new state-funded trust fund to help primary care physicians repay student loans. It targets doctors working in integrated primary and behavioral health settings - where physical and mental health care are combined - in underserved communities. To qualify, physicians must have student debt, work with significant public insurance patients, not use other state loan programs, and agree to a 4-year service commitment. The program prioritizes culturally diverse providers and requires annual reports tracking applications, grants awarded, and funding amounts.
By Representative Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2537) of Greg Schwartz and others relative to primary care access. Public Health.
By Representative Lawn of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1383) of John J. Lawn, Jr., that the Health Policy Commission conduct an analysis on the use of prior authorization for health care services and its impact on cost, quality and access. Health Care Financing.
By Representative Sangiolo of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4718) of Amy Mah Sangiolo, Greg Schwartz and Cynthia Stone Creem (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to the maximum age requirement for police officers in the city of Newton. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
