Bill > H1888

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Diabetes State Action Plan within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to address the significant impact of diabetes in the Commonwealth, which affects over 690,000 people and costs the economy $6.6 billion. Key state departments and agencies, including the Department of Public Health, Health Policy Commission, Center for Health Information and Analysis, Group Insurance Commission, and MassHealth, will collaborate to understand diabetes's impact, set goals for reducing its prevalence and impact, and develop plans to decrease new cases, improve care, and manage complications. Furthermore, these entities will report to legislative committees within 18 months of the bill's passage and every two years thereafter, detailing the financial impact of diabetes, the benefits of implemented programs, the level of inter-agency coordination, revised action plans with actionable steps to combat diabetes and its complications, and a budget blueprint for implementing these plans.