SENATE DOCKET, NO. 81        FILED ON: 1/7/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 698

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jason M. Lewis

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to promote graduate medical education.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/28/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/30/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/30/2019

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

1/31/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/7/2019

Barry R. Finegold

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/7/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/7/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

5/14/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 81        FILED ON: 1/7/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 698

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 698) of Jason M. Lewis, Thomas M. Stanley, Mary S. Keefe, Daniel M. Donahue and other members of the General Court for legislation to require MassHealth to make Graduate Medical Education payments.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 626 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act to promote graduate medical education.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 118E of the General Laws is amended by adding at the end thereof, the following new section:

Section 78. MassHealth shall make Graduate Medical Education payments for primary care, behavioral health, and other physician shortage professions residency training. Eligible recipients shall include community health centers and hospitals licensed in the Commonwealth.