Bill > H1183

This bill aims to advance health care research and decision-making that is centered on patients and people with disabilities. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to ensure that any research and analysis used for decision-making on healthcare treatments and services meets standards of patient-centeredness, such as evaluating outcomes prioritized by patients and considering relevant patient subgroups. 2. Prohibiting the Division of Medical Assistance and the Health Policy Commission from using "dollars-per-quality adjusted life year" or similar measures that may be discriminatory in determining the cost-effectiveness, value, or coverage of healthcare treatments. 3. Requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to include appeals or physician override mechanisms in any policies that limit patient access to healthcare treatments and services. The bill seeks to ensure that healthcare decision-making is driven by the needs and preferences of patients and people with disabilities, and avoids the use of potentially discriminatory measures.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1183