Other Committees

A number of other state legislative committees occasionally deal with matters of interest to MHA and our members. Click on the individual committee names below to see bills, issues, legislation and other matters of interest that fall under these entities’ jurisdiction.
08.06.2018  | Reform Bill Agreement Stalls at Final Hour of Session
The legislative effort to get Massachusetts community hospitals some much-needed financial relief failed last week as the House and Senate were unable to reach compromise on two similar bills.
07.02.2018  | House Passes Bill Banning Conversion Therapy
The Massachusetts House last Wednesday passed a bill (H4664) that would prevent licensed healthcare providers from engaging in “conversion therapy.”
06.18.2018  | Mass. House Releases Major Healthcare Overhaul
The Massachusetts House of Representatives could begin consideration as early as tomorrow on a massive healthcare reform bill.
06.11.2018  | DeLeo Indicates House Healthcare Reform Bill Due this Month
The State House News last week quoted House Speaker Bob DeLeo as saying he expects a House healthcare cost-control bill on the floor by the end of June.
05.14.2018  | House Bill Sets Strict Limits on Tobacco
The Massachusetts House last week passed a bill by a vote of 146-4 that would raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21.
04.23.2018  | Three Hospital Priorities for FY2019 House Budget Debate
Debate begins today on the Massachusetts House Ways & Means Committee’s state budget proposal for FY 2019.
12.19.2017  | HB1186 An Act to Promote Patient Care Transparency and Nurse Advancement
HB1186 An Act to Promote Patient Care Transparency and Nurse Advancement
11.13.2017  | State Senate’s New Reform Bill Raises Cautions
The healthcare “cost-containment and reform” bill that the Massachusetts Senate passed at midnight last Thursday offer some positive steps forward, but also areas of concern.
11.13.2017  | State Senate’s New Reform Bill Raises Cautions
The healthcare “cost-containment and reform” bill that the Massachusetts Senate passed at midnight last Thursday offer some positive steps forward, but also areas of concern.
11.13.2017  | SB2208 An Act Relative to the Scheduling of Employees
SB2208 An Act Relative to the Scheduling of Employees
11.06.2017  | Debate Begins Wednesday on Sweeping Senate Bill
Debate on the State Senate’s sweeping healthcare bill -- An Act Furthering Health Empowerment and Affordability by Leveraging Transformative Health Care (S.219) – begins on Wednesday, Nov. 8 and 9.
10.31.2017  | The HEALTH Act
An Act Furthering Health Empowerment and Affordability by Leveraging Transformative Health Care (the HEALTH Act)
10.30.2017  | HB2167 An Act to Improve Health Care Costs for Employers and Consumers
HB2167 An Act to Improve Health Care Costs for Employers and Consumers
10.24.2017  | HB2469 / SB1214 Prescription Information and Overdose Reporting for Care Coordination
HB2469 / SB1214 An Act to Enhance Access to Prescription Information and Overdose Reporting for Care Coordination
10.23.2017  | SB1682 An Act Providing For 3rd Party Expert Evaluation of Scope of Practice Legislation
SB1682 An Act Providing For 3rd Party Expert Evaluation of Scope of Practice Legislation
10.23.2017  | Mass. Senate Proposes Massive Healthcare Reform Bill
Senate leaders unveiled a 159-section, 101-page healthcare reform bill on Tuesday that addresses behavioral health, provider price variation, readmissions, the scope of practice for various health professions, and telemedicine – among a host of other
10.17.2017  | HB1974-HB1981 Establishing a Board of Registration of Phlebotomists
HB1974/HB1981 would create a significant burden and increased costs on both phlebotomists and hospitals that rely upon phlebotomist services.
10.10.2017  | HB1304 An Act Establishing a Primary Seat Belt Law
HB1304 An Act Establishing a Primary Seat Belt Law
10.03.2017  | SB995 Regarding Treble Damages
SB995 would bring important equity to the application of penalties related to violations of the state’s wage and hour laws.
09.19.2017  | SB195 Clarify and Enhance Privacy Protections for Electronic Health Records
MHA appreciates this opportunity to offer comments in opposition to SB195, "An Act to Clarify and Enhance Privacy Protections for Electronic Health Records (EHRs)."

Resources

Click on the links below to see The Massachusetts Behavioral Health System Report: Implications of Mandated Nurse Staffing Ratios (August 2018).


Click on the links below for easy access to important information related to state healthcare issues and advocacy.
Visit the Commonwealth of Massachusetts websites below to find information on legislative hearings and other meetings of interest to the healthcare community.
To guide your navigation of the legislative process and assist your advocacy efforts, please visit the following state websites:
MHA has also developed the following documents for your information and benefit: