Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5618: An Act strengthening primary care and advancing health care affordability
Status: Introduced, July 30, 2026
What the bill says
An Act strengthening primary care and advancing health care affordability". For the committee, AARON MICHLEWITZ. HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5618 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ By striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:-.
From the introduced text, July 30, 2026:
An Act strengthening primary care and advancing health care affordability". For the committee, AARON MICHLEWITZ. HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5618 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ By striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:- 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 expenditures", the annual per capita sum of all primary care expenditures in the commonwealth. "Aggregate primary care expenditure target", the target amount of aggregate primary care expenditures for a calendar year, as established pursuant to section 9A. 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 4 definitions:- "Primary care", the provision of coordinated, comprehensive medical services, on both a first-contact and a continuous basis, by a primary care provider. "Primary care expenditures", payments for primary care services and other payments that directly support the delivery of primary care services, which shall be limited to the following: of (i) payments for services delivered by a …
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Latest actions
- : Published as amended, see H5630
- : Text of an amendment, see S3141
Common questions
- What is H5618?
- H5618 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act strengthening primary care and advancing health care affordability.
- What does H5618 do?
- In its own words: An Act strengthening primary care and advancing health care affordability". For the committee, AARON MICHLEWITZ. HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5618 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court (2025-2026) _______________ By striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:-.
- What is the status of H5618?
- Introduced as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: Published as amended, see H5630 (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5618?
- Francisco Paulino (D).
- Where is the official record for H5618?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5618
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