MA H1185

Bill

MA H1185

Enhancing the market review process

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to enhance the health care marketing review process. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to enhance the health care marketing review process. It amends the existing law by striking out and inserting new provisions in Sections 13 of Chapter 6D and 11N of Chapter 12 of the General Laws. The key changes are: (1) providers or provider organizations must wait at least 30 days after the Health Policy Commission issues its final report before completing any proposed material changes, and (2) the Attorney General can take action, including seeking injunctive relief, to restrain unfair methods of competition or unfair and deceptive trade practices by providers or provider organizations based on the Commission's referral and findings.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Ed Kennedy (D), David Nangle (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1185

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1185
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1185.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1124	To strengthen the PIP process	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1849	Recognizing pharmacists as health care providers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1914	To improve access to family physicians	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3388	Improving medical decision making	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H79	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care	Placed on file	Similar To
H914	Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1295	To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2671	Similar To
S222	To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records	Accompanied a study order, see S2537	Similar To
S2447	Regulating central service technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S548	Expanding access to affordable telemedicine services	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S561	Empowering health care consumers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S670	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	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
S729	Relative to the closing of hospital essential services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S838	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1124

To strengthen the PIP process

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

Similar To

H1849

Recognizing pharmacists as health care providers

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

Similar To

H1914

To improve access to family physicians

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

Similar To

H3388

Improving medical decision making

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

Similar To

H79

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care

Placed on file

Similar To

H914

Alleviating health care burdens for Massachusetts employers

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

S1295

To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2671

Similar To

S222

To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records

Accompanied a study order, see S2537

Similar To

S2447

Regulating central service technicians

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

Similar To

S543

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S548

Expanding access to affordable telemedicine services

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S561

Empowering health care consumers

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

Similar To

S670

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

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

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

S729

Relative to the closing of hospital essential services

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

Similar To

S838

Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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