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Healey highlights coverage gains, behavioral-health centers and a $25 cap on certain drug costs
Summary
The governor said the state increased health coverage by 60,000 people, opened 31 community behavioral health centers serving more than 30,000 young people, and signed a law capping certain prescription costs at $25 per month; she also directed the administration to shift resources toward primary care.
Governor Maura Healey used the address to review recent expansions in health coverage, mental-health capacity and prescription-cost protections.
Healey said roughly 60,000 more people in Massachusetts gained affordable coverage last year, and she listed newly covered services—including screenings, midwives, birthing centers and recovery coaches—that…
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