MA S674

Bill

MA S674

To ensure effective health care as a right

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/23/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure effective health care cost control. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure effective health care as a right by introducing a "single payer benchmark" - a measure of the estimated total costs of providing universal health care coverage to all residents of the Commonwealth under a single payer system. The Center for Health Information and Analysis is tasked with developing a methodology to calculate this benchmark and compare it to the actual health care expenditures in the Commonwealth for 2018-2020. If the benchmark outperforms the actual expenditures, the Health Policy Commission must submit a proposed implementation plan for a single payer health care system that offers continuous, comprehensive, and affordable coverage for all residents, regardless of income, assets, health status, or other health coverage. The plan would include proposed legislation to implement such a system.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (5)

Julian Cyr (D), Paul Feeney (D), Eric Lesser (D), Sarah Peake (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 07/23/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S674

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S674
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S674.pdf

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