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Senate advances $532 million supplemental budget covering hospitals, home care and other shortfalls
Summary
The Massachusetts Senate considered a supplemental FY2025 spending bill that funds a range of deficits across state government, including major allocations for the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, home care, community health centers and hospitals; multiple amendments were considered at length.
The Massachusetts State Senate spent several hours debating a supplemental budget for fiscal 2025 that Senate Ways and Means Chair Senator Michael J. Rodriguez described as a roughly $532,000,000 package intended to “pay the bills and fund deficient accounts across state government.”
The supplemental bill, first filed by Governor Healy in April and amended by the Senate, includes a $134,000,000 transfer to the Medical Assistance Trust Fund; $60,000,000 for home care services; $43,000,000 for Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT); $29,000,000 for settlements and judgments; $15,500,000 to secure EBT food benefit cards by transitioning to chip cards; and $10,000,000 for…
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