MA S644

Bill

Relative to consumer deductibles

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/17/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to consumer deductibles. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 176O of the General Laws to require insurers to include any cost-sharing amounts paid by or on behalf of an enrollee when calculating the enrollee's contribution to any applicable cost-sharing requirement, such as deductibles, copayments, or coinsurance. The bill also specifies that any cost-sharing reductions or benefits provided to the enrollee must be applied in full towards the enrollee's out-of-pocket costs, deductible, or similar obligation. The provisions of the bill apply to health plans entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, and the state's insurance commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the new requirements.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Brendan Crighton (D)*, Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2917 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S644

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S644
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S644.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1053	Relative to consumer deductibles	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H2516	Relative to the requirement of explosive gas sensor devices	No further action taken	Similar To
H762	Requiring photo ID’s to vote	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S1338	Relative to forest wardens	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1697	Authorizing Nikos Sofronas to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 281 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1698	Authorizing Diana Grullon to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2917	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S33	Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S651	Relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S654	Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1053

Relative to consumer deductibles

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H2516

Relative to the requirement of explosive gas sensor devices

No further action taken

Similar To

H762

Requiring photo ID’s to vote

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S1338

Relative to forest wardens

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1697

Authorizing Nikos Sofronas to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 281 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1698

Authorizing Diana Grullon to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2917

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S33

Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S651

Relative to transparency of consumer health insurance rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S654

Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

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