MA H1197

Bill

Relative to the recovery of costs for certain medical assistance

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to recovery of costs for certain medical assistance. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to clarify the recovery of costs for certain medical assistance provided through the state's Medicaid program, known as MassHealth. The key provisions of the bill are: (1) it limits the recovery of medical assistance costs to only those required under federal law; (2) it restricts the recovery of costs from the estates of individuals aged 65 and over to only the assistance required to be recovered under federal law; and (3) it requires the state to provide regular written statements of account to Medicaid beneficiaries who may be subject to cost recovery and to offer them the option to repay such costs during their lifetime.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Carlos González (D), José Tosado (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence (on 06/22/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1197

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1197
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1197.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1155	Relative to parity of treatment with substance abuse	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1879	Relative to postpartum depression screening	Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2763	To increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H602	Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H750	To save recycling costs in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1295	To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2671	Similar To
S2122	Relative to life cycle costs for long term pavement solutions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S252	Relative to special education transportation costs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S559	Relative to special education health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S599	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S687	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S734	Relative to the recovery of costs for certain medical assistance	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1155

Relative to parity of treatment with substance abuse

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1879

Relative to postpartum depression screening

Committee recommended bill ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2763

To increase competition and reduce costs for constructing water treatment plants

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H602

Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H750

To save recycling costs in the Commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1295

To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2671

Similar To

S2122

Relative to life cycle costs for long term pavement solutions

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S252

Relative to special education transportation costs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S543

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S559

Relative to special education health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S599

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S687

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S734

Relative to the recovery of costs for certain medical assistance

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

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