MA S729

Bill

Relative to health purchasing cooperatives

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to health purchasing cooperatives. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 12 of Chapter 176J of the General Laws to increase the maximum number of members in a health purchasing cooperative from 6 to 8, and to increase the maximum number of eligible employees from 85,000 to 100,000. It also removes subsection (v) from Section 13(b) of Chapter 176J. These changes are intended to expand the eligibility and size of health purchasing cooperatives, which are organizations that allow small businesses to pool their resources and negotiate better health insurance rates.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2693 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S729

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S729
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S729.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1271	Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H2098	Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied a study order, see H5194	Similar To
H2490	Establishing an institute within the Department of Public Health	No further action taken	Similar To
H2652	Relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H4084	Restoring an increase in the membership of the Board of Health in the city of Framingham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S1001	Relative to civil commitment length of treatment for alcohol and substance use	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1025	Relative to direct food donations	Accompanied H1702	Similar To
S1284	To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1288	Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment	Accompanying S1276	Similar To
S1429	Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2772	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1693	Relative to retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1720	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2483	Relative to tobacco harm-reduction	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S2514	Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied a new draft, see S2528	Similar To
S2528	Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2693	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S634	Relative to women's health	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S760	To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S791	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S812	To improve health care cost accountability	Accompanied a new draft, see H4248	Similar To
S813	Relative to health care non-discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S926	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 S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1271

Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals

Accompanied a study order, see H5201

Similar To

H2098

Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied a study order, see H5194

Similar To

H2490

Establishing an institute within the Department of Public Health

No further action taken

Similar To

H2652

Relative to the health and welfare of the University of Massachusetts police

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H4084

Restoring an increase in the membership of the Board of Health in the city of Framingham

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S1001

Relative to civil commitment length of treatment for alcohol and substance use

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1025

Relative to direct food donations

Accompanied H1702

Similar To

S1284

To provide more timely treatment of inpatient mental health care

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1288

Removing preauthorization requirements for mental health acute treatment

Accompanying S1276

Similar To

S1429

Preserving access to essential health services in a state of emergency

Accompanied a study order, see S2772

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1693

Relative to retirement classification

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1720

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2483

Relative to tobacco harm-reduction

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S2514

Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied a new draft, see S2528

Similar To

S2528

Establishing a sick leave bank for Lisa Sbrogna, an employee of the Department of Mental Health

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2693

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

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S634

Relative to women's health

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S760

To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S791

To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S812

To improve health care cost accountability

Accompanied a new draft, see H4248

Similar To

S813

Relative to health care non-discrimination

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

Similar To

S926

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 S2665

Similar To

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