MA S614

Bill

MA S614

To help patients and reduce healthcare costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/23/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to medication synchronization. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to help patients and reduce healthcare costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications. It requires individual or group health insurance policies providing prescription drug coverage to allow for pro-rated daily cost-sharing rates and partial supply dispensing by network pharmacies for the purpose of synchronizing a patient's medications. The bill also prohibits insurers from denying coverage for partial supply dispensing and from using payment structures that incorporate pro-rated dispensing fees, ensuring pharmacies are paid in full for each prescription dispensed, regardless of any pro-rated copay or fee for alignment services.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Joan Lovely (D),

Last Action

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (on 07/23/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S614

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S614
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S614.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1050	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1116	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H2167	Relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H2189	Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2242	Relative to retirement and health insurance benefits in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2394	Relative to the deduction of health insurance payments from gross income for self employed individuals	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H4018	Establishing certain reporting requirements for the board of the commonwealth health insurance connector	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 83 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S1472	Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1483	Concerning health insurance benefits for surviving spouses of firefighters in the city of Boston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 94 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2295	To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Accompanied H913	Similar To
S2340	Relative to health insurance benefits for state employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To

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