MA S1477

Bill

To protect non-medicare retirees

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
03/05/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect non-medicare retirees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect non-Medicare retirees by capping the maximum amount of deductibles and copayments they pay for group health insurance coverage provided under chapters 32A or 32B of the Massachusetts General Laws. Specifically, it sets the annual limit at $2,500 for individual coverage and $5,000 for family coverage for retired public employees over the age of 65 who are not eligible for the federal Medicare program.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Will Brownsberger (D),

Last Action

House concurred (on 03/09/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1477

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1477
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1477.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1050	Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1110	Relative providing insurance coverage for biennial echocardiogram and concussion analysis for persons under the age of 18/JJ's Bill	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1115	Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease	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
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
H1715	Relative to requiring insurance providers cover a minimum of 30 days for in-patient substance abuse treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	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
H2386	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	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
S1544	Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2340	Relative to health insurance benefits for state employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2545	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues	Reported (in part) by S1477	Replaced by
S597	Providing coverage for hearing aids	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1050

Relative to ensuring treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1110

Relative providing insurance coverage for biennial echocardiogram and concussion analysis for persons under the age of 18/JJ's Bill

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

Similar To

H1115

Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease

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

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

H1715

Relative to requiring insurance providers cover a minimum of 30 days for in-patient substance abuse treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

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

H2386

Relative to veterans retirement and pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

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

S1544

Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2340

Relative to health insurance benefits for state employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2545

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues

Reported (in part) by S1477

Replaced by

S597

Providing coverage for hearing aids

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

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