Senate President Spilka's Statement on the Healey-Driscoll Administration's Action to Streamline Prior Authorizations in Healthcare

(BOSTON — 1/14/2026) Today, Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka made the following statement regarding Governor Maura Healey’s action to streamline prior authorization practices and create a Health Care Affordability Working Group.

“Massachusetts residents deserve leaders who are pulling every lever possible to make it cheaper and easier to get care when they need it,” said Senate President Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). “Today, Governor Healey is doing exactly that — cutting through red tape to deliver the care people deserve. At a time when Donald Trump and his allies are inflaming everything that’s broken in our health care system, Massachusetts is moving in the opposite direction. I applaud the Governor, Commissioner Caljouw, and the team charged with putting these reforms into action.”

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