Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5590: An Act establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts
Status: In committee, July 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 20, 2026:
SECTION 1. (a) There shall be a special commission on universal health care implementation to: (i) conduct an investigation and study single-payer models, assess costs, and analyze the feasibility of establishing a single-payer health care financing system in the commonwealth; (ii) develop and issue recommendations based on its findings relative to the implementation of a single-payer health care system or how best to achieve universal health care in the commonwealth, and the proposed health care financing of said system; and (iii) ensure equitable access to quality health care services for all residents of all identities to support health care as a human right, without discrimination based on age, financial or employment status, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, previous health conditions or diagnoses, and geographic location. (b) As used in this section, “single-payer health care financing system” means a universal system used by the state to pay the cost of health care services and goods in which: (i) Institutional providers are paid directly for health care services or goods by the state or paid by an administrator that does not bear risk in contracting with the state; (ii) Institutional providers are paid with global budgets that separate capital budgets, established through regional planning, and operational budgets; (iii) Group practices are paid …
Sponsors
- Financing, Joint Committee on Health Care (I) · primary sponsor
- John Moran (D, 9th Suffolk)
- Brian Murray (D, 10th Worcester)
- Tram Nguyen (D, 18th Essex)
- Jacob Oliveira (D)
- Steven Owens (D, 29th Middlesex)
- Bridget Plouffe (D)
- Orlando Ramos (D, 9th Hampden)
- Sean Reid (D)
- Estela Reyes (D)
- David Rogers (D, 24th Middlesex)
- Amy Sangiolo (D)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
- : New draft of H1405
- : Reported from the committee on Health Care Financing
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (July 16, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H5590?
- H5590 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts.
- What is the status of H5590?
- In committee as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (July 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5590?
- Financing, Joint Committee on Health Care (I), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H5590?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5590
Source: official Massachusetts record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.