Massachusetts 2010 Health Policy Priorities
| Bill Title | Bill Number | Summary | Status |
| An Act Providing For Insurance Coverage For Vision Screening For Children | Would enable any active or retired employee of the Commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission to receive coverage for the cost of a vision screening for children conducted within 12 months prior to entering kindergarten |
1/20/2009: Referred to the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. 5/7/2009: Public Hearing. |
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| An Act Relative To School Nutrition |
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Would ban junk food in schools and require new and healthy nutritional standards to be developed for food sold in school cafeterias and vending machines. An amendment was approved that would maximize the number of schools that get their food from local farmers. |
3/11/2010: Passed to be engrossed. |
| An Act To Regulate The Use Of Off Highway And Recreation Vehicles |
S-2257 |
Would establish age restrictions on who can operate an ATV, requires additional training for young operators and requires operators and riders to wear helmets. |
1/28/2010: 2/1/2010: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| An Act To Assure Equitable Health Coverage For All Children | Would raise the standard of care under the Children's Medical Security Plan to the MassHealth level. | 7/15/2009: Heard by Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. |
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| An Act To Assure Continuity Of Health Coverage For All Children | S-39 | Would establish 12 month continuous eligibility for children receiving health coverage through MassHealth. |
12/3/2009: 4/2010: Adopted and included in the House budget as Amendment 374 |
| An Act Ensuring Access To Health Care For Children And Young Adults | S-54 | Expands MassHealth eligibility to cover youth up to age 21. | 10/20/2009: Heard by Joint Committee on Public Health. |
