MA H1725

Bill

To establish a Medicaid expansion task force

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the use of Medicaid expansion and the increase in overdose rates. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Medicaid expansion task force to investigate the effects of Massachusetts's use of Medicaid expansion and the increase in overdose rates. The task force will review current best practices surrounding the opioid crisis, the administration of Medicaid, and the relationship between increased insurance rates and changes in drug overdose rates from 2000 to 2019. The task force will consist of 10 members, including representatives from various state agencies, healthcare organizations, and advocacy groups. The task force is required to submit a report with its findings and any proposed legislation within 180 days of the bill's passage.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (11)

Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Matt Muratore (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R), Mike Soter (R), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4450 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1725

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1725
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1725.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1166	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3851	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	New draft substituted, see H4256	Similar To
H4450	Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery	Reported, in part, by H1745	Replaced by
S1832	Relative to Native American tribal recognition	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2023	Establishing a food tourism task force	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2284	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	Accompanied H3851	Similar To
S253	Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S704	To provide Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

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