Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1401: An Act increasing access to MassHealth dental providers
Status: In committee, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 82 the following section:- SECTION 83. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, and subject to appropriation, the secretary of health and human services shall provide MassHealth supplemental payments to eligible MassHealth-participating dental providers who render covered dental services to an additional ten or greater MassHealth beneficiaries age 21 and older in a given year compared to the number of MassHealth beneficiaries they provided services to in the prior year. (b) The supplemental payment established in section (a) shall initially be set at $31 for the first year and shall be distributed to eligible dental providers as a rate add-on for each patient encounter in which a MassHealth-covered dental service is administered to an actively enrolled MassHealth beneficiary age 21 and older. The payment rate shall be subject to re-evaluation by the secretary of health and human services under Section 13C and 13D of this chapter. (c) The supplemental payment established in section (a) shall be available to providers located in ten specific municipalities that are designated by the secretary of health and human services as having a high number or proportion of MassHealth enrollees and low rates of utilization of dental services. (d) To be eligible for supplemental payments a dental …
Sponsors
- Edward Philips (D, 8th Norfolk) · primary sponsor
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
- Lindsay Sabadosa (D, 1st Hampshire)
- Samantha Montaño (D)
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
- : Reporting date extended until Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-04:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
Common questions
- What is H1401?
- H1401 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act increasing access to MassHealth dental providers.
- What is the status of H1401?
- In committee as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1401?
- Edward Philips (D, 8th Norfolk), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1401?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1401
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