MA S650

Bill

MA S650

Relative to transparent health care data

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 relative to transparent health care data. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to enhance transparency in healthcare data. It requires the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) to make data from the payer and provider claims database available to payers and providers in real-time, while complying with privacy laws. The bill also expands the information that must be published on the CHIA website, including comparative price, cost, and quality data for common healthcare services, as well as other consumer-friendly resources. Additionally, the bill requires health insurance carriers to provide claims data to eligible small businesses upon request, to help them control healthcare costs.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2543 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S650

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S650
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S650.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
S1245	Establishing a Parkinson’s disease registry	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1378	Relative to traffic and pedestrian stop data	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	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
S2543	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S306	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S543	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	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
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
S953	Enhancing data transparency within the prosecutorial system	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

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

S1245

Establishing a Parkinson’s disease registry

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S1378

Relative to traffic and pedestrian stop data

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

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

S2543

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financial services issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S306

To strengthen charter school data reporting

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S543

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

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

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

S953

Enhancing data transparency within the prosecutorial system

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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