MA S733

Bill

MA S733

Relative to unilateral contract changes

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 unilateral contract changes. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to restrict unilateral contract changes between health care providers and government health insurance programs, such as Medicaid (the Division) and the Group Insurance Commission (the Commission). Specifically, the bill prohibits contracts that allow for termination without cause or unilateral changes to material terms, such as fee schedules and covered services, unless the change is required by law and the provider is given 90 days' notice. The bill applies to contracts between the Division, the Commission, and insurance carriers, ensuring that health care providers have protection against sudden and unilateral changes to their contractual agreements.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

John Velis (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S733

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S733
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S733.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1069	Empowering health care consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1160	Relative to unilateral contract changes	Accompanied a study order, see H4975	Similar To
H1984	Relative to defense against abusive waivers	Accompanied S1164	Similar To
H4253	Enhancing the market review process	Published as amended, see H4262	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	Similar To
S193	Relative to partial payments	Accompanied a new draft, see S2569	Similar To
S2045	Relative to public bidding	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2205	Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	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
S403	To improve nursing home job standards and care quality	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To
S632	Relative to medical loss ratio reporting for dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S657	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Accompanied a study order, see S2698	Similar To
S766	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S789	To promote graduate medical education	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S802	To ensure timely health care cost reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	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

H1069

Empowering health care consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1160

Relative to unilateral contract changes

Accompanied a study order, see H4975

Similar To

H1984

Relative to defense against abusive waivers

Accompanied S1164

Similar To

H4253

Enhancing the market review process

Published as amended, see H4262

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1450

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1603

Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence

Accompanied a study order, see S2766

Similar To

S193

Relative to partial payments

Accompanied a new draft, see S2569

Similar To

S2045

Relative to public bidding

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

Similar To

S2205

Relative to transparency in private utility construction contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

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

S403

To improve nursing home job standards and care quality

Accompanied a new draft, see H4780

Similar To

S632

Relative to medical loss ratio reporting for dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S657

Relative to motor vehicle service contracts

Accompanied a study order, see S2698

Similar To

S766

Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S789

To promote graduate medical education

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

Similar To

S802

To ensure timely health care cost reporting

Accompanied a study order, see S2800

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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