MA H1180

Bill

Limiting out of pocket expenses

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 the the maximum amount of deductibles and copayments for covered services for active and retired employees, their dependents and the survivors of deceased public employees. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to limit the out-of-pocket expenses for active and retired public employees, their dependents, and the survivors of deceased public employees. Specifically, the bill caps the maximum annual deductibles and copayments for covered services at $2,500 for individual coverage and $5,000 for family coverage. The bill also requires that any excess premium payments made by the Commonwealth or its employees and retirees be used to pay for out-of-pocket expenses exceeding these limits or to improve insurance benefits for public employees and retirees.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (55)

Brian Ashe (D), Jennifer Benson (D), David Biele (D), Michael Brady (D), Pete Capano (D), Tackey Chan (D), Mike Connolly (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Paul Feeney (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Mike Finn (D), Bill Galvin (D), Sean Garballey (D), Denise Garlick (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Carlos González (D), Ken Gordon (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Dan Hunt (D), Louis Kafka (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Paul Mark (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Frank Moran (D), Matt Muratore (R), Brian Murray (D), Harold Naughton (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Dave Robertson (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), John Rogers (D), Danny Ryan (D), Angelo Scaccia (D), Mike Soter (R), Tom Stanley (D), José Tosado (D), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Aaron Vega (D), RoseLee Vincent (D), Timothy Whelan (R), 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/H1180

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1180
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1180.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1374	Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1602	Protecting the right to strike	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1674	Relative to ensuring fairness in public employee workers' compensation benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2196	Relative to certain option B and option C retirees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2197	Relative to ordinary disability retirements	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2243	Relative to the cap on work hours for retirees	Accompanied H2213	Similar To
H2253	Requiring public employees in major policymaking positions to reside in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2258	Relative to defining employees in Group 2	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2342	Authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2386	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2409	Relative to taxpayers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2680	Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H638	To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
S1511	Relative to collective bargaining	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1543	Resolve establishing a study on alternative retirement benefits of public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1544	Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To

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