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Governor Baker Signs Legislature’s Expansive Mental Health Bill

Law will further equitable access to mental health care for residents (BOSTON – 08/16/2022) Today, legislative leaders and advocates joined Governor Baker for the ceremonial bill signing of the Mental Health ABC Act: Addressing Barriers to Care, comprehensive legislation to continue the process of reforming the way mental health care is delivered in Massachusetts, with the goal of ensuring

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Mental Health Essentials — Senate President Karen E. Spilka

WEBLast year, Massachusetts Senate Karen Spilka’s priority legislation to deliver nation-leading reforms for mental health care in Massachusetts, the Mental Health ABC Act, was …

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Senate Passes Mental Health ABC Act 2.0

WEBThe Mental Health ABC Act 2.0 is driven by the recognition that mental health is as important as physical health for every resident of the Commonwealth and …

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Legislature Passes Landmark Mental Health Reform

WEB(BOSTON – 08/01/2022) The Massachusetts Senate and House passed the Mental Health ABC Act: Addressing Barriers to Care (ABC), comprehensive legislation to continue the …

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Senate Passes Mental Health ABC Act: Addressing Barriers to Care

WEBOn Thursday, February 13, 2020, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed the Mental Health ABC Act, comprehensive legislation aimed at reforming the …

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Senate President Karen E. Spilka

WEBMassachusetts every day. State Senator Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland) is the President of the Massachusetts State Senate. As the State Senator for the 2nd Middlesex & Norfolk …

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The Senate's Mental Health ABC Act: What You Need To Know

WEBOn Thursday, February 6, 2020, the Massachusetts State Senate released Senate Bill 2519: An Act Addressing Barriers to Care in Mental Health, otherwise knows …

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Senate Passes Legislation to Strengthen Local Public Health Services

WEBThe Senate passed legislation to address disparities in local and regional public health systems. The bill would encourage wider technical coordination among …

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About — Senate President Karen E. Spilka

WEBDuring her career, Senate President Spilka has been a social worker, small business owner and attorney, and she went on to become one of the first legislators in the nation to vote …

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Legislature Passes Racial Justice and Maternal Health Equity Resolve

WEBThe Massachusetts Legislature on Tuesday, January 5, 20201, passed legislation aimed at eliminating racial inequities in maternal health. A Resolve reducing …

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Senate Passes Bill to Limit the Use of Step Therapy

WEBContact Karen. Senate Passes Bill to Limit the Use of Step Therapy. On Thursday, July 30, 2020, the Massachusetts State Senate passed legislation to limit the …

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Senate votes for historic expansion of access to menstrual …

WEBMenstrual equity legislation would make products available for free in schools, shelters, and correctional facilities across the state (BOSTON–10/26/23) …

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OCTOBER 22: Senate President Karen Spilka’s Health and Wellness …

WEB(BOSTON – 10/05/2022) State Senate President Karen E. Spilka, a resident of Ashland, has held an annual health and wellness fair in the fall for over a decade. This fun and …

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FACT SHEET: PACT Act 3.0 — Senate President Karen E. Spilka

WEBThis legislation goes even further than the 2019 and 2022 Senate versions of this bill in tackling health inequities. If passed, the PACT Act 3.0 would eliminate or cap …

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Senate Restores Funding for Education, Public Health, Other …

WEBThe Senate today restored $24.9M to the Fiscal Year 2018 budget, overriding 26 of Governor Baker’s line item vetoes, which totaled $320.6M. These veto overrides …

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Senate Passes the SAFER Act: Consensus, Common Sense Gun …

WEBBOSTON (2/1/2024)—Today, with bipartisan support, the Massachusetts Senate passed An Act to sensibly address firearm violence through effective reform—the SAFER Act—to …

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Senate Unveils the SAFER Act: Comprehensive Gun Safety Reform …

WEBToday, the Massachusetts Senate introduced the SAFER Act , comprehensive gun safety legislation to reform and modernize the state’s firearm laws, …

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Senate Passes Pharmaceutical Access, Costs and Transparency …

WEBBOSTON (11/15/2023) — Today, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Act Relative to Pharmaceutical Access, Costs, and Transparency, otherwise …

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Senate Passes Bill to Require Insurance Coverage for Children with …

WEBOn October 29, the Massachusetts Senate passed legislation that would mandate insurance coverage for children with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric …

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Senate Passes Legislation Supporting Special Needs Trusts for …

WEBThe Massachusetts State Senate passed legislation to promote the wellbeing of senior citizens with disabilities by clarifying their right to create and access pooled …

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Statement on Housing Safety Net During COVID-19 Crisis

WEBThe Senate and House are currently working on a bill to address evictions and foreclosures in light of the COVID-19 crisis.

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There's Still Time to Join Us for the 2018 Senior Health and …

WEBOur 2018 Senior Health & Wellness Fair will be held on Saturday , October 27, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Joseph P. Keefe Technical School , 750 …

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