Bills affecting Medicaid / public insurance in Massachusetts — 2026 session

To support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities

Exempting medications used for the treatment of opioid use disorder from the prior approval process under the Massachusetts Medicaid program

To preserve and protect public health

Relative to trans-inclusive health care access

Regarding public insurance adjusters

To update medicaid resource limits for seniors

To extend enhanced Medicaid benefits to eligible hospitals

Increasing access to ABA services by recognizing assistant level providers

Relative to access to psychiatric collaborative care

Increasing the personal needs allowance for long term care residents

To promote primary care through Medicaid graduate medical education funding

To transform the Commonwealth’s emergency response system and create housing strategies to end the homelessness of unaccompanied adults

To address barriers to HIV prevention medication

To increase the Medicaid life insurance exemption

Relative to dual diagnosis treatment coverage

To protect 340B providers in the Medicaid program

Providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs

Relative to GIC healthcare coverage for group 4 members pending disability retirement