MA S2693

Bill

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

Introduced
02/14/2022

In Committee
02/17/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislation relative to unilateral contract changes, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2693).

AI Summary

This bill authorizes and directs the Joint Committee on Financial Services to investigate and study certain current Senate documents (numbered 628, 631, 632, 633, 634, 637, 645, 647, 649, 650, 654, 659, 666, 667, 669, 670, 671, 673, 679, 699, 707, 708, 716, 728, 729, 730, and 733) related to health matters.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Financial Services (J)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules (on 02/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2693

(27 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2693
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2693.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S628	Relative to communications between health insurers and patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S631	Relative to increasing patient choice through assignment of benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S632	Relative to medical loss ratio reporting for dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S633	Expanding insurance options available through the group insurance commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S634	Relative to women's health	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S637	To improve the health insurance prior authorization process	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S645	For Medical Necessity Fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S647	Relative to health insurer reserve requirements	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S649	Relative to fair access for qualifying patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S650	Relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S654	Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S659	Relative to a long term care partnership program	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S666	Limiting out of pocket health expenses	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S667	Relative to group insurance commission procurement	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S669	Relative to rehabilitation periods for those in addiction recovery	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S670	Relative to uncollected co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S671	Relative to long-term care insurance consumer protections	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S673	Ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care.	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S679	Ensuring prompt access to health care	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S699	To increase health insurer reporting transparency	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S707	To enhance oral health through public health dental hygienists	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S708	To save lives by preventing unscrupulous medical referral restrictions by profit-driven health care networks	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S716	Relative to health insurance penalties	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S728	Relative to pharmaceutical "gag clauses"	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S729	Relative to health purchasing cooperatives	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S730	Relative to mandated benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces
S733	Relative to unilateral contract changes	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

S628

Relative to communications between health insurers and patients