MA S619

Bill

Establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish Medicare for all in Massachusetts. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Health Care Trust, which will be the single-payer body responsible for the collection and disbursement of funds required to provide health care services for every resident of the Commonwealth. The Trust will streamline and consolidate the finances and administration of health care to reduce costs, waste, and inefficiencies, and will provide universal equitable access, affordability and cost control, and high-quality medical care. The bill establishes a 23-member board of trustees to govern the Trust, and creates several divisions within the Trust, including a regional division, an administrative division, a planning division, an information technology division, and a quality assurance division. The bill also outlines the funding sources for the Trust, including payroll taxes on employers and employees, and a tax on unearned income, and prohibits insurance companies from charging premiums for services covered by the Trust.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (41)

Brian Ashe (D), Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Joseph Boncore (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Mike Connolly (D), Cynthia Creem (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Linda Forry (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Solomon Goldstein-Rose (I), Paul Heroux (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Adam Hinds (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), Peter Kocot (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Juana Matias (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Jim O'Day (D), Smitty Pignatelli (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), Byron Rushing (D), José Tosado (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Chris Walsh (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2535 (on 05/31/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S619

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S619
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S619.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1007	Requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a new draft, see H4418	Similar To
H2216	Improving the children's medical security program and simplifying the administrative process	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H2343	Relative to health care proxies	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H2468	Relative to the health care of minors	No further action taken	Similar To
H3822	Further regulating employer contributions to health care	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4639	Establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth	Committee of conference appointed (Welch-Lewis-Tarr), in concurrence	Similar To
H530	Ensuring pharmacy access	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
H607	Ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for youth who have aged-out of the Department of Children and Families	No further action taken	Similar To
S1193	Relative to emergency and disaster planning for health care providers	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1194	Prohibiting the participation of health care professionals in the torture and abuse of prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S2535	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financing and delivery of health care	Reported (in part) by S1256	Replaced by
S508	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S551	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S600	To promote health equity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S609	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S630	To restore affordable Health Connector coverage	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To

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