Bill > H2318

This bill aims to improve access to family physicians by amending existing laws in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: expanding the definition of "primary care" to include "family medicine", requiring applicants to the health care workforce center to meet certain criteria such as placing graduates in areas of unmet need, increasing the minimum required residency program length from 9-12 months to 3-4 years, and ensuring residents are assigned a panel of patients and see them for at least 40 weeks per academic year. The bill also specifies that grant amounts per resident must be at least 85% of the average CMS annual reimbursement rate and cover the full 3-4 year residency period.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2318