Budget Amendment ID: FY2022-S3-433

EHS 433

Reducing Geographic Disparities to Healthcare

Messrs. Lesser and Velis moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4510-0020, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for a study to be conducted by the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, a non-profit organization focused on assuring that all people in Western Massachusetts have access to what they need to lead healthy lives, to analyze the impact of the Board of Registration in Medicine physician licensing process on access to healthcare in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties. The Public Health Institute shall hold at least two public forums to receive input from interested stakeholders and shall report the results of the study to the Legislature’s Joint Committee of Healthcare Finance by January 12, 2022”; and by striking out the figure “$162,229” and inserting in place thereof the figure “$252,229”.