Bill > H1164

This bill aims to improve health care cost accountability by amending sections of Chapter 224 and Chapter 12C of the Acts of 2012. The key provisions include: (1) defining "Weighted Average Payer Rate" (WAPR) as a measure that calculates the sum of inpatient revenue per discharge and outpatient revenue per visit for Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid, with the Net Patient Service Revenue-based payer mix serving as weights; (2) requiring the Health Policy Commission to hold public hearings and examine health care provider, provider organization, and payer costs, prices, WAPR, and cost trends; (3) incorporating WAPR as a factor to be considered in the Commission's reports and analyses of the healthcare system.