MA H1117

Bill

MA H1117

Relative to drug prices paid by carriers

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 drug prices paid by certain insurance carriers. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Division of Insurance and the Health Policy Commission to promulgate regulations to ensure that insurance carriers, as defined in Chapter 6D of the General Laws, do not pay more for drugs than the Medicaid program. The goal is to regulate drug pricing and provide cost savings for insurance carriers, which the legislature has declared an emergency law necessary for the immediate preservation of public health.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Bill Straus (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5160 (on 12/01/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1117

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1117
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1117.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3551	To promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H4017	Relative to hospital access to discounted prescription drug prices	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H5160	Study Order - payments and insurance	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S696	To promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices	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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