MA H2719

Bill

Relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill aims to limit the maximum amount of deductibles and copayments for health insurance coverage for active and retired public employees, their dependents, and survivors of deceased employees. Specifically, it caps the annual individual and family coverage limits at $2,500 and $5,000, respectively. The bill also requires any excess premium payments made by the Commonwealth and its employees/retirees to remain in the trust fund to be used for paying out-of-pocket expenses above the established limits or improving insurance benefits. Additionally, it limits the increases in copayments, deductibles, and other cost-sharing plan design features for non-Medicare and Medicare plans offered by the Group Insurance Commission to the levels in the largest plan enrollment.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

John Mahoney (D)*, Mike Moore (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4960 (on 07/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2719

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2719
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2719.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2598	Increasing the minimum pension for public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2606	Relative to post-retirement earnings of public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2607	Relative to public retiree COLA financing	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2748	Relative to estimated first pension payments to certain public retirees	No further action taken	Similar To
H2749	Relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees	No further action taken	Similar To
H4007	Relative to post-retirement employment of public retirees	Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4048	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to post-retirement employment of public retirees (see House, No. 4007). August 3, 2021	See H4007	Similar To
H4960	Public service matters	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1723	Relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1731	Resolve establishing a study on alternative retirement benefits of public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To

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