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MA H1086
Stabilizing nonprofit independent DSH community hospitals via competitive commercial insurance rates for their affiliated physicians
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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative commercial insurance rates for physicians affiliated with independent community disproportional share hospitals. Financial Services.
AI Summary
This bill aims to stabilize independent community disproportional share hospitals (DSH) by ensuring that the commercial insurance rates for physicians affiliated with these hospitals are at least equal to the relative price of 1.0 as measured by the Center for Health Information and Analysis. The bill defines a "qualifying community hospital" as one that is not affiliated with a provider system that includes an academic medical center or teaching hospital, contracts directly with commercial payers, operates as a nonprofit tax-exempt organization, and qualifies as a community-high public payer hospital.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5160 (on 12/01/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1086 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1086.pdf |
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