Bill > S792

This bill aims to limit the facility fees that hospitals and health systems can charge for outpatient services provided at hospital-based facilities located off-site from the hospital campus. It sets a cap of $30 per patient visit for certain outpatient services, except for patients with insurance contracts that already provide 100% reimbursement for such fees. The bill also requires healthcare providers to disclose the charges and facility fees to patients at the time of scheduling an admission, procedure, or service. Additionally, it directs the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission to study strategies to raise awareness of the cost differences between receiving outpatient services at a hospital outpatient department versus a non-hospital setting.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S792