Health care must be a right of all residents. Our fragmented system is costly, inequitable, and often does not provide optimal care.
Please take a moment to look at the health care bills I have filed and co-sponsored this session, which appear in the tabs below.
Filed bills
Filed bills
- S.28: An Act allowing spouses to serve as caregivers
- S.555: An Act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment
- S.556: An Act authorizing telemedicine services
- S.667: An Act improving access to dental care in the Commonwealth
- S.668: An Act supporting equal access to community care for elders and the disabled
- S.1219: An Act prohibiting non-consensual pelvic examinations
- S.1220: An Act advancing health equity
- S.1221: An Act expanding care for medically underserved areas of the Commonwealth
- S.1222: An Act relative to the board of registration in naturopathy
- S.2922: An Act relative to accelerating improvements to the local and regional public health system to address disparities in the delivery of public health services
- H.1717: An Act advancing public health and safety using fentanyl testing strips
- H.3313: An Act allowing narcotics testing products
Co-sponsored Senate bills
Co-sponsored Senate bills
- S.153: An Act to ensure timely physician licensure
- S.549: An Act relative to women’s health
- S.563: An Act relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions
- S.587: An Act to establish health equity for pregnant persons
- S.588: An Act relative to mental health parity implementation
- S.589: An Act relative to limits on insurers’ retroactive clawbacks for mental health and substance use disorder services
- S.592: An Act relative to consumer transparency about provider networks
- S.595: An Act concerning the use of certain insurance underwriting guidelines pertaining to dogs harbored upon the insured property
- S.610: An Act to increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks
- S.611: An Act to promote value-based insurance design in the Commonwealth
- S.671: An Act relative to the nursing home quality jobs initiative
- S.672: An Act relative to the closing of hospital essential services
- S.675: An Act establishing a community health center transition fund
- S.677: An Act to ensure equitable health coverage for children
- S.678: An Act improving public health through a common application for core food, health and safety-net programs
- S.683: An Act establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts
- S.699: An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility
- S.703: An Act to define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings
- S.706: An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability
- S.1154: An Act to protect children’s mental health services
- S.1208: An Act relative to end of life options
- S.1209: An Act to remove obstacles and expand abortion access
- S.1212: An Act relative to the restoration of MassHealth adult dental benefits
- S.1213: An Act relative to safe patient handling in certain health facilities
- S.1230: An Act to protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants
- S.1233: An Act to update postural screenings in schools
- S.1234: An Act modernizing childhood lead poisoning prevention
- S.1255: An Act relative to workforce development and patient safety
- S.1267: An Act granting equal access to original birth certificates to all persons born in Massachusetts
- S.1274: An Act to increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools
- S.1284: An Act to require the disclosure of lead in water pipes
- S.1291: An Act to protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks
- S.1293: An Act to promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund
- S.1294: An Act relative to strengthening the local and regional public health system
- S.1330: An Act to support access, value and equity in health care
- S.1332: An Act relative to out-of-hospital birth access and safety
- S.1335: An Act advancing the health of pregnant persons
- S.1340: An Act relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers
- S.1463: An Act relative to furthering the success of opiate intervention programs
- S.1489: An Act further regulating group insurance benefits for state employees and retired state employees
- S.1685: An Act to ensure affordable health connector coverage
Co-sponsored House bills
Co-sponsored House bills
- HD.2922: An Act relative to capping the price of life saving prescription drugs
- H.907: An Act relative to the continuity of care of mental health treatment
- H.908: An Act requiring mental health parity for disability policies
- H.1036: An Act relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions
- H.1102: An Act to establish health equity for pregnant persons
- H.1182: An Act relative to Medicaid coverage for doula services
- H.1194: An Act establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts
- H.1747: An Act helping overdosing persons in emergencies
- H.1748: An Act to expand access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder
- H.1926: An Act relative to end of life options
- H.3784: An Act relative to health insurance benefits for state employees