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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, § 1 (2026)

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Section 1. The executive office for health and human services shall be the single state agency responsible for the administration of programs of medical assistance and medical benefits established pursuant to this chapter. All actions of the executive office of health and human services shall be taken by the secretary acting as the single state agency, through the division of medical assistance and the secretary of aging and independence, as appropriate.

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Cited in 26 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2021 · leading case: Haley v. Comm'r of Pub. Welfare, 476 N.E.2d 572 (Mass. 1985).
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Haley v. Comm'r of Pub. Welfare, 476 N.E.2d 572 (Mass. 1985). · cites it 3× “G. L. c. 118E, § 1. The department administers the program in the Commonwealth.”
Long Term Care Pharmacy All. v. Ferguson, 362 F.3d 50 (1st Cir. 2004). “Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 118E, §§ 1, 7, 8, 9, 9A, 11 (2002).”
Atlanticare Med. Ctr. v. Comm'r of the Div. of Med. Assistance, 439 Mass. 1 (Mass. 2003). “The division administers the program, see G. L. c. 118E, § 1, and is “authorized] to promulgate regulations which give effect to legislative mandates” (citations omitted).”
Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives, 333 N.E.2d 388 (Mass. 1975). · cites it 2× “2 In addition to the language of the amendment, see G. L. c. 118E, §§ 1, 3; c. 18, § 10. The difficulty lies in the discretion delegated to the department by the following language of the proposed amendment: “The department may provide financial assistance for such additional…”
Haverhill Mun. Hosp. v. Comm'r of the Div. of Med. Assistance, 699 N.E.2d 1 (Mass. App. Ct. 1998). · cites it 3× “* 2 See G. L. c. 118E, § 1. The hospital, by reason of its agreement to comply with all applicable Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations, see G.”
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless v. Sec'y of Human Servs., 511 N.E.2d 603 (Mass. 1987). “20 (a) (3) (xiii) (1986) (State plan must provide that no assistance unit will be eligible for AFDC benefits in any month in which its income exceeds 185% of the State’s need standard); G. L. c. 118E, § 1 (1984 ed.) (medical assist- *814 anee benefits available to all persons…”
Thomas v. Comm'r of Div. of Med. Assistance, 682 N.E.2d 874 (Mass. 1997). “See G. L. c. 118E, §§ 1 and 7. In 1988, Congress enacted the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 (MCCA).”
Athol Mem'l Hosp. v. Comm'r of the Div. of Med. Assistance, 437 Mass. 417 (Mass. 2002). “See G. L. c. 118E, § 1. The medical assistance program, commonly known as Medicaid, is a joint Federal and State program established under Title XIX of the Social Security Act and designed to provide medical services to those in financial need.”
Commonwealth v. Kobrin, 893 N.E.2d 384 (Mass. App. Ct. 2008). “See G. L. c. 118E, §§ 1, 2, 7, 9, 27. Providers must “submit .”
Centennial Healthcare Inv. Corp. v. Comm'r of the Div. of Med. Assistance, 810 N.E.2d 1231 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004). “G. L. c. 118E, § 1. See Athol Memorial Hosp.”
WJM, Inc. v. Massachusetts Ex Rel. Dep't of Pub. Welfare (In Re WJM, Inc.), 65 B.R. 531 (Bankr. D. Mass. 1986). “and M.G.L. c. 118E, § 1 et seq. Indeed, the four nursing homes serve almost exclusively indigent Medicare and Medicaid patients.”
Andrews v. Div. of Med. Assistance, 861 N.E.2d 483 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). “(2000); G. L. c. 118E, §§ 1, 9A; 130 Code Mass. Regs.”
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