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Senator Moore
serves as the Senate Chairman of the Joint
Committee on Health Care Financing for the
2007-2008 Session. He was first appointed as
chairman in February 2005, after serving
three terms as chairman of the Joint Committee on Health Care..
The committee
is charged with reviewing all legislation
relating to health care to evaluate the
appropriateness and fiscal effect of such
legislation. Legislation under the
jurisdiction of the committee includes the
direct funding of health care programs and
any other Medicaid or public health
assistance matters, fiscal matters relating
to health care policy, Medicaid, MassHealth,
the Uncompensated Care Pool as well as other
bills that may be referred.
Additionally,
bills within this jurisdiction that were
initially referred to the committees on
Children, Families and Persons with
Disabilities, Community Development
and Small Businesses, Elder Affairs, Mental
Health and Substance Abuse, or Public Health
shall be referred to the joint committee on
Health Care Financing.
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