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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2559 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1393 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Frank A. Moran |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to promote graduate medical education. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Frank A. Moran17th Essex1/16/2025Russell E. Holmes6th Suffolk1/28/2025Carlos González10th Hampden2/5/2025James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/10/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2559 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1393 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Moran of Lawrence, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1393) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Frank A. Moran and others that MassHealth make payments for certain graduate medical |
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| 20 | 20 | | education training. Health Care Financing. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act to promote graduate medical education. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2and by the authority of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Chapter 118E of the general laws is amended by adding at the end thereof, the following |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4new section: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5 Section 83. MassHealth shall make graduate medical education payments for post- |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6graduate residency and other training in community-based primary care, behavioral health, and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7other areas of physician or provider shortage in community-based healthcare settings in the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8Commonwealth. The payments may support community-based training for other health |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9professionals, including but not limited to, family medicine nurse practitioners, dentists, and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10dental hygienists. Eligible providers for said payments shall include community health centers. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11MassHealth shall seek to obtain the maximum amount of federal reimbursement for said |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12payments. MassHealth shall promulgate and revise any rules or regulations necessary to 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13implement this provision within 180 days of enactment. MassHealth will prioritize placements at |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14community-based settings and organizations that serve a high public payer mix. MassHealth |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15shall consult with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc. regarding |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16implementation of this section. |
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