MA S651

Bill

MA S651

Relative to health purchasing cooperatives

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 health purchasing cooperatives. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends sections of Chapter 176J of the Massachusetts General Laws, which governs health purchasing cooperatives. Specifically, it increases the maximum number of employees allowed for a small group health insurance plan from 6 to 8, and raises the maximum number of employees for a small group health insurance plan from 85,000 to 100,000. Additionally, the bill removes subsection (v) from Section 13(b) of Chapter 176J.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (2)

Mike Moore (D), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S651

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S651
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S651.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1166	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1751	Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1841	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H1914	To improve access to family physicians	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H193	Regulating body art	Accompanied S112	Similar To
H2189	Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission	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
H3492	Relative to community radiological emergency response funds	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4013	Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness	Adopted, see H4012	Similar To
H4021	Relative to the environmental health of the Blue Hills Reservation	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4177	Relative to the training of higher education counselors on deployment-related health conditions	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H4257	Relative to the cancellation of physical fitness services	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2192	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	New draft substituted, see S2203	Similar To
S2203	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Reprinted as amended, see S2213	Similar To
S2213	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2276	Relative to expungement from central registry	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To
S2295	To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks	Accompanied H913	Similar To
S2368	Similar Bills	See H4012	Similar To
S2377	Similar Bills	See H4012	Similar To
S2415	Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2446	An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations	Laid before the Governor	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
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
S597	Providing coverage for hearing aids	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S730	To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1166

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

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

Similar To

H1751

Relative to providing appropriate medical care for persons in mental health facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4450

Similar To

H1841

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4449

Similar To

H1914

To improve access to family physicians

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

Similar To

H193

Regulating body art

Accompanied S112

Similar To

H2189

Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission

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

H3492

Relative to community radiological emergency response funds

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4013

Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness

Adopted, see H4012

Similar To

H4021

Relative to the environmental health of the Blue Hills Reservation

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 84 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4177

Relative to the training of higher education counselors on deployment-related health conditions

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H4257

Relative to the cancellation of physical fitness services

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2192

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

New draft substituted, see S2203

Similar To

S2203

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Reprinted as amended, see S2213

Similar To

S2213

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2276

Relative to expungement from central registry

Accompanied a study order, see S2532

Similar To

S2295

To increase consumer transparency about insurance provider networks

Accompanied H913

Similar To

S2368

Similar Bills

See H4012

Similar To

S2377

Similar Bills

See H4012

Similar To

S2415

Establishing a sick leave bank for Elliot Brown, an employee of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 4 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2446

An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations

Laid before the Governor

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

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

S597

Providing coverage for hearing aids

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

S730

To require equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers

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

Similar To

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