MA S660

Bill

Requiring the Office of Health Equity to examine health disparities including disability status and gender in five years

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 promote health equality. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill amends various sections of the Massachusetts General Laws to require the Office of Health Equity to examine health disparities based on race, ethnicity, gender, and disability status, rather than just race and ethnicity. The bill expands the scope of the Office's examination of health disparities to include these additional factors. The changes made by this bill will take effect on January 1, 2025.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Mike Barrett (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/S660

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S660
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S660.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1914	To improve access to family physicians	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3388	Improving medical decision making	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3942	Relative to restoring equity in deeds excise allocation	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H79	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care	Placed on file	Similar To
S222	To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records	Accompanied a study order, see S2537	Similar To
S2447	Regulating central service technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S559	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S561	Empowering health care consumers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S599	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S670	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S687	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S838	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1914

To improve access to family physicians

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H3388

Improving medical decision making

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H3942

Relative to restoring equity in deeds excise allocation

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H79

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care

Placed on file

Similar To

S222

To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records

Accompanied a study order, see S2537

Similar To

S2447

Regulating central service technicians

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S543

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S559

Relative to special education health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S561

Empowering health care consumers

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

Similar To

S599

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S670

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

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

Similar To

S687

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

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

Similar To

S838

Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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