Healthcare
An Act Establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts (S.D.546)
This bill would transition the Commonwealth to a single-payer healthcare system by removing profit-driven health insurance companies as the barrier between patients and providers, and instead allow the government to reimburse health care providers directly.
An Act Relative to Patient Safety in Nursing Homes (SD127)
This bill expands the Department of Public Health's authority to inspect nursing homes.
An Act preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency (SD. 136)
This bill temporarily halts the closure of beds, units or facilities for the duration of the COVID-19 public health crisis and during future public health emergencies.
An Act relative to essential services (MNA bill) (S.D.136)
An Act ensuring access to medications (SD. 1440)
This bill prevents insurance companies from prohibiting the dispensing of specialty drugs to patients by an independent pharmacy as long as the pharmacy is able to fulfill the special handling, administration and monitoring requirements of the drug.