Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1370: An Act relative to Massachusetts primary care for you
Status: In committee, July 9, 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 two calendar years 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 two calendar years 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 …
Sponsors
- Richard Haggerty (D, 30th Middlesex) · primary sponsor
- Mike Connolly (D, 26th Middlesex)
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire)
- Adam Scanlon (D, 14th Bristol)
- Marjorie Decker (D, 25th Middlesex)
- Kathleen LaNatra (D, 12th Plymouth)
- Sean Garballey (D, 23rd Middlesex)
- John Moran (D, 9th Suffolk)
- Jessica Giannino (D, 16th Suffolk)
- William MacGregor (D, 10th Suffolk)
- Margaret Scarsdale (D)
- Jennifer Armini (D)
Latest actions
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
Common questions
- What is H1370?
- H1370 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to Massachusetts primary care for you.
- What is the status of H1370?
- In committee as of July 9, 2026. Latest action: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (July 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1370?
- Richard Haggerty (D, 30th Middlesex), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1370?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1370
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