Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2537: An Act relative to primary care access
Status: In committee, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 6D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “After-hours care” the following definitions:- “Aggregate primary care baseline expenditures”, the sum of all primary care expenditures, as defined by the center, in the commonwealth in the calendar year preceding the year in which the aggregate primary care expenditure target applies. “Aggregate primary care expenditure target”, the targeted sum, set by the commission in section 9A, of all primary care expenditures, as defined by the center, in the commonwealth in the calendar year in which the aggregate primary care expenditure target applies. SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 6D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Physician” the following definitions:- “Primary care baseline expenditures”, the sum of all primary care expenditures, as defined by the center, by or attributed to an individual health care entity in the calendar year preceding the year in which the primary care expenditure target applies. “Primary care expenditure target”, the targeted sum, set by the commission in section 9A, of all primary care expenditures, as defined by the center, by or attributed to an individual health care entity in the calendar year in which the entity’s primary care expenditure target …
Sponsors
- Gregory Schwartz (D) · primary sponsor
- James Arena-DeRosa (D)
- Christine Barber (D)
- Mike Connolly (D, 26th Middlesex)
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester)
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
- Patrick Kearney (D, 4th Plymouth)
- Hadley Luddy (D)
- William MacGregor (D, 10th Suffolk)
- Thomas Moakley (D)
- Samantha Montaño (D)
- John Moran (D, 9th Suffolk)
Latest actions
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
- : Reporting date extended to Thursday, November 20, 2025
- : Reporting date extended to Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- : Hearing rescheduled to 06/23/2025 from 09:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Public Health
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Health (November 7, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H2537?
- H2537 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to primary care access.
- What is the status of H2537?
- In committee as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2537?
- Gregory Schwartz (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H2537?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2537
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