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MA S1293

MA S1293
To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

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Introduced
01/22/2019
In Committee
06/25/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to promote public health through the establishment of the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. The key provisions include: 1. Creating the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of Public Health, funded by various revenue sources, and used to support community-based preventive services and strategies, address social determinants of health, and develop evidence-based primary prevention strategies. 2. Establishing the Prevention and Wellness Advisory Board to provide guidance on the administration and allocation of the Trust Fund, and requiring the Department to periodically evaluate the program's effectiveness in areas such as reducing preventable health conditions, healthcare costs, and health disparities. 3. Imposing a "prevention and wellness surcharge" on payments to acute hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, with the revenue deposited into the Trust Fund. 4. Directing 10% of the revenue from the Marijuana Regulation Fund to be transferred annually to the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. The overall goal of the bill is to use a dedicated funding source to support community-based public health initiatives aimed at addressing the root causes of poor health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (50)

John Barrett (D),  Mike Barrett (D),  Jennifer Benson (D),  Michael Brady (D),  Will Brownsberger (D),  Tony Cabral (D),  Harriette Chandler (D),  Sonia Chang-Díaz (D),  Nick Collins (D),  Jo Comerford (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Brendan Crighton (D),  Julian Cyr (D),  Michael Day (D),  David DeCoste (R),  Viriato deMacedo (R),  Marcos Devers (D),  Sal DiDomenico (D),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Dan Donahue (D),  Lori Ehrlich (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Cindy Friedman (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Anne Gobi (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Adam Hinds (D),  Donald Humason (R),  Dan Hunt (D),  Pat Jehlen (D),  Hannah Kane (R),  Mary Keefe (D),  John Keenan (D),  Kay Khan (D),  John Lawn (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Eric Lesser (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  Elizabeth Malia (D),  Mike Moore (D),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Becca Rausch (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  John Rogers (D),  Paul Schmid (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Bruce Tarr (R),  Walter Timilty (D),  James Welch (D), 

Last Action

Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 06/25/2020)
(9 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1293
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1293.pdf
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