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MassHealth outlines primary‑care and behavioral‑health investments and warns of federal Medicaid uncertainty
Summary
Assistant Secretary Michael Levine briefed lawmakers on MassHealth priorities — equity, primary‑care sub‑capitation, behavioral‑health community centers, rebalancing toward home care — and said federal Medicaid cuts would pose major risks to state spending and coverage.
Assistant Secretary Michael Levine told the Joint Committee on Public Health that MassHealth covers roughly one in four Massachusetts residents and that the agency is focused on health equity, primary‑care payment reform, behavioral‑health access and member experience.
Levine said MassHealth’s annual spending is about $21 billion, of which roughly $14 billion is federal funding; the state general fund net cost is approximately $8…
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