Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006 established the Health Safety Net (HSN) as a critical mechanism to reimburse uninsured care. After 20 years of essentially level financial support, the HSN is under significant strain from a growing funding shortfall...

On June 18th, the Senate passed S.3141, An Act Relative to Primary Care for You, addressing primary and other health care related policies. On July 30th, the House passed its own version of the bill, H.5630, An Act strengthening primary care and...

MTF’s section-by-section summary of the primary care bill, An Act strengthening primary care and advancing health care affordability, engrossed by the House on June 30th.The bill increases investment in primary care by establishing spending targets...

On July 24th, the Senate passed S.3178, An Act Relative to Economic Development in the Commonwealth, a $575 million economic development bill with 365 outside policy sections. The bill authorizes $270 million (88.5 percent) more than the Governor and...

On July 9th, the House passed H.5562, An Act Relative to Economic Development in the Commonwealth, a $561 million economic development bill with 260 outside policy sections. The bill is $256 million (84 percent) more than the Governor’s economic...

The bill increases investment in primary care by establishing spending targets for hospitals, health centers, and other health care entities without increasing overall health care costs and supports community health centers through higher...

On April 16th, 2026, the Healey-Driscoll administration filed an economic development bill, titled An Act Relative to Massachusetts Winning Global Investment, Talent, and Innovation, or the Mass Wins Act. The bill includes $305 million in capital...

On January 28th, the Healey-Driscoll administration filed its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. The $63.36 billion plan increases spending over the FY 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) by $2.3 billion (3.8 percent) and over the...

On January 28th, the Healey-Driscoll administration filed its budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. The $63.36 billion plan increases spending over the FY 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) by $2.3 billion (3.8 percent) and over the...

On October 1, 2025, federal lawmakers failed to resolve a budget deadlock to start Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026, resulting in a federal government shutdown. Forty days later, on November 9th, the Senate announced an agreement between Senate...