MA H2365

Bill

Providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to elderly governmental retirees

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 providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to certain retirees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide prescription drug cost reimbursements to elderly governmental retirees (defined as retired employees aged 70 or over who have been retired for at least 5 years). It amends the state's Group Insurance Commission law to require that the State Retirees Benefits Trust Fund provide reimbursements to eligible retirees to cover at least 25% of their prescription drug co-payments. The bill also requires municipalities that provide prescription drug coverage to elderly governmental retirees to participate in this reimbursement program through the State Retirees Benefits Trust Fund.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (7)

Carole Fiola (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jon Santiago (D), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D), Tom Stanley (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4722 (on 05/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2365

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2365
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2365.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1084	Assuring prompt access to health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1099	To help patients and reduce health care costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications	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
H4722	Retirement, benefits and other public service issues	Reported, in part, by H2169	Replaced by
S1352	Establishing a special commission to study and recommend improvements in the delivery of prescription drug benefits for the citizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S2409	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S371	Relative to the prescription drug coverage for seniors and the disabled	Accompanied a study order, see S2487	Similar To
S577	Relative to prescription drug voice synthesizers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S733	Relative to consumer protection for prescription drug purchases	New draft substituted, see S2397	Similar To

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