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Senate refers House petition on specialists’ access for dually eligible patients to Public Health Committee
Summary
A House petition filed by Representative James J. O'Day concerning access and continuity of care to specialists in hospital services for dually eligible individuals was referred to the Senate Committee on Public Health after the suspension of Journal 12.
The Massachusetts Senate referred a House petition concerning access and continuity of care to specialists in hospital services for dually eligible individuals to the Committee on Public Health.
The petition, identified on the floor as filed by Representative James J. O'Day, was taken up after the Senate agreed to suspend Journal 12. The Senate recorded that the matter would be referred to the Committee on Public Health; the transcript shows the referral was made without recorded objection.
The Senate did not take further action on the substance of the petition in the recorded excerpt. The referral sends the petition to committee for review, hearings, or recommendations before the Senate considers any substantive legislation or floor action.
