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House advances health appropriations bill, votes to engross after roll call
Summary
The Massachusetts House ordered House Bill 45 30, an appropriations measure aimed at shoring up hospitals, community health centers and the Health Safety Net, to be engrossed after a roll call that recorded 148 ayes and one nay.
The Massachusetts House on an informal session ordered House Bill 45 30 — a measure making appropriations for fiscal year 2025 intended to supplement certain existing appropriations and support health care providers — to be engrossed after a roll call vote. Representative Lawn of Watertown, the bill's floor sponsor, urged colleagues to approve the measure as a response to reductions in federal funding.
Representative Lawn of Watertown said the bill “provides temporary but necessary funding to sustain our hospitals and community health centers” and described it as “a recommitment to our providers, our patients, and our communities.” He told colleagues…
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