Michael Curry (front), president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, delivers remarks at a rally at the State House, July 15, before a legislative hearing for the Act to Improve Health Equity. The bill, omnibus legislation, would aim to shift workforce, health care coverage and establish statewide benchmarks in an effort to increase health disparities statewide. PHOTO: HEALTH EQUITY COMPAC
Avery Bleichfeld
A sweeping omnibus bill at the State House would target widespread health reform across the state, looking to change how the public and private entities across the state approach health care access, insurance and workforce.
The bill, officially called An Act to Advance Health Equity, saw its legislative hearing before the State House’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing July 15.
“We can’t continue to accept the system where someone’s race, their income, their immigration status actually determines whether they get quality care,” said Sen. Liz Miranda in testimony at the hearing.
Please click here for the rest of the article.
