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Healthcare across the country

Every healthcare bill from all 50 state legislatures and Congress, introduced in the last 12 weeks and automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

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United States

16 bills

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Bills supporting healthcare

introduced · Massachusetts · House Jul 30, 2026

H 5618: Amendment H.5618

This bill establishes a new framework to track and increase the share of total healthcare spending dedicated to primary care in the Commonwealth. It creates specific definitions for primary care expenditures and infrastructure support, requiring the state to set annual spending targets that rise from 9% of total healthcare costs in 2030 to 15% by 2036. The legislation mandates that the state monitor these targets and report progress annually, while also requiring officials to ensure that increased primary care funding does not lead to higher overall healthcare costs or insurance premiums. Additionally, the bill updates procedures for identifying healthcare entities with excessive cost growth and may require them to submit performance improvement plans.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics Primary Care

introduced · Massachusetts · Senate Jul 13, 2026

SD 4053: Primary Care Task Force Statutory Deliverable #7: Create Short-Term and Long-Term Workforce Development Plans and Improve Working Conditions

Report of the Health Policy Commission (pursuant to Chapter 343 of the Acts of 2024) submitting its Primary Care Access, Delivery, and Payment Task Force seventh report

Topics ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics Healthcare Workforce Primary Care

in committee · United States · House Jul 20, 2026

HR 9790: Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026

The Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 allows specific addiction medicine specialists to prescribe methadone for opioid use disorder to be dispensed directly through pharmacies, rather than requiring patients to attend traditional treatment clinics. This change permits these qualified doctors to use telemedicine for patient care and requires that the methadone be in a liquid or dispersible tablet form. While the bill maintains existing clinic-based treatment options, it streamlines access by removing the need for pharmacies to obtain separate registrations to dispense the medication. The law also mandates that patients sign informed consent forms explaining how privacy rules differ between clinic and pharmacy settings, and it requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to report on the program's progress to Congress every year.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics Prescription Drugs Primary Care Substance Abuse

in committee · United States · House Jul 20, 2026

HR 9652: Northern Marianas VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Authorization Act of 2026

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to build or renovate a community-based outpatient clinic in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, using up to $3.696 million in fiscal year 2027. The legislation allows the VA to use flexible building standards suited to the island's unique geographic and logistical challenges, such as the need for ocean transport of materials and limited local contractors. It specifically aims to address the current lack of a permanent VA clinical presence in the region and reduce the burden on veterans who must travel long distances for care. Ultimately, the act provides funding and regulatory flexibility to establish a local medical facility for veterans living in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Sub-Topics Primary Care