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The Honorable Richard T. Moore Senator Richard T. Moore (D) is Senate Chairman of the influential Joint Committee on Health Care Financing in the Massachusetts General Court. As Senate Chairman, Senator Moore was among the principal architects of the landmark Massachusetts health care reform law. One of the key features of the new law was the allocation of $5 million for the state’s e-Health Initiative. He is also widely acknowledged for his leadership in state health care policy and his strong advocacy for patient safety and reduction of medical errors. Senator Moore is the Chair of the Steering Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures, a member of the NCSL Executive Committee, and co-chair of NCSL’s Health Information Technology Champions (HITCh) Project. The HITCh Project is intended to help legislators around the country understand and support health information technology initiatives.
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