Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3116: An Act relative to primary care for you
Status: In committee, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 11, 2026:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 6D of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “After-hours care” the following 2 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 pursuant to 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 “Hospital service corporation” the following definition:- “Independent primary care practice”, a medical practice owned by 1 or more licensed primary care providers that provides primary care services and is not owned or controlled by another entity, including, but not limited to, a health system, private equity company or corporation. SECTION 3. Said section 1 of said chapter 6D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Physician” the following 3 definitions:- “Primary care”, the provision of integrated, accessible health care services for …
Sponsors
- Adam Scanlon (D, 14th Bristol)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- Mike Connolly (D, 26th Middlesex)
- Joanne Comerford (D, Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester)
- Rebecca Rausch (D, Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex)
- Cindy Friedman (D)
- Jacob Oliveira (D)
- William Driscoll (D)
- John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth)
- Jason Lewis (D, Fifth Middlesex)
- Pavel Payano (D)
- Margaret Scarsdale (D)
Latest actions
- : Amendment #21 (Rodrigues) adopted
- : Reprinted, as amended, see S3141
- : Read third
- : Ordered to a third reading
- : Substituted, as amended, for S867
- : Amendment #21 (Rodrigues) adopted
- : Amendment #62 (Moore) adopted
- : Amendment #72 (Tarr) rejected
- : Amendment #71 (Tarr) rejected
- : Amendment #68 (Tarr) rejected
Votes
- Amendment #60 (Tarr) rejected (June 18, 2026): 5 yea, 33 nay, failed
- Amendment #39 (Tarr) rejected (June 18, 2026): 5 yea, 33 nay, failed
- Amendment #37 (Tarr) rejected (June 18, 2026): 5 yea, 33 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is S3116?
- S3116 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to primary care for you.
- What is the status of S3116?
- In committee as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Amendment #21 (Rodrigues) adopted (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3116?
- Adam Scanlon (D, 14th Bristol), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3116?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3116
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