MA H4634

Bill

Study Order

Introduced
05/09/2024

In Committee
05/09/2024

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2024

Introduced Session

193rd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to authorizing the committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain Senate and House documents concerning medications, health care and other health care financing issues

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (J)

Last Action

No further action taken (on 12/31/2024)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4634

(177 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4634
BillText	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4634.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1001	Relative to step therapy and in vitro fertilization insurance coverage	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1004	Relative to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injury	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1007	Relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1010	Relative to ambulance service reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1016	To enact pharmacy benefit manager duties	Joint Committee on Financial Services Hearing (10:00:00 2023-05-16 A-2 and virtual)	Replaces
H1017	Relative to pediatric care appointments	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1021	Concerning the safety of autistic and alzheimer individuals	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1036	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1038	Relative to mental health providers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1164	To ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient providers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1167	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1169	Providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs and information	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1171	To incentivize high-value care	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1172	Relative to same day drug testing	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1177	Relative to defining invasive surgical procedures	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1182	Relative to the treatment of epilepsy and seizure disorders	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1183	Advancing health care research and decision-making centered on patients and people with disabilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1186	Expanding affordable coverage through ConnectorCare	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1187	Providing financial transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based outpatient facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1188	Providing affordable care through out-of-pocket assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1190	To continue enhanced Medicaid hospital payments	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1194	Resolve relative to the reimbursement of school-based care	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1196	Administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1198	To extend enhanced Medicaid benefits to eligible hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1199	Relative to using Medicaid for violence prevention and intervention	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1204	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1207	Prohibiting surprise outside billing	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1208	Establishing a state-wide drug repository program	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1213	Relative to asset limits for MassHealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1217	To address the financial sustainability of the Health Safety Net	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1221	Ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1223	To ensure access and continuity of care to specialist and hospital services for dual eligibles	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1224	Relative to state funding of certain nonprofits	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1225	Providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1227	To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1230	To stabilize adult day health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1231	To promote an enhanced care worker minimum wage	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1234	Relative to an individual Medicare marketplace option	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1235	Relative to maintenance of certification	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1236	Increasing access to MassHealth dental providers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1238	To improve patient care through integrated electronic health records	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1239	Establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1241	To improve discharge opportunities from acute care facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1242	Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1243	To ensure access to the full range of treatment options for people with obesity	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1244	Relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth's nursing facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H1847	Relative to the small necessities leave act	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H211	Establishing a bill of rights for individuals experiencing homelessness	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H2129	Relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H2147	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to Long COVID related needs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H2150	Relative to the definition of podiatry	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H2182	To reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H2194	Authorizing a 90-day supply of medically necessary testosterone therapy medication	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H3588	Relative to MassHealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H3600	Relative to discharge from substance use disorder treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H3622	Relative to protecting public health and reducing health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H3625	Relative to videotaping, audiotaping and photographing persons receiving medical treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H3629	Relative to the prescription monitoring program	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H3764	Relative to parental notification about student health evaluations	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H381	Relative to cosmetic labeling	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H3832	Relative to changing Mass Health estate recoup for people with disabilities beyond age 55	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H4270	Relative to adding efficiency to paid family and medical leave	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H4411	Relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H5014	Study Order	No further action taken	Similar To
H5016	Study Order	No further action taken	Similar To
H733	Relative to emergency response and preparedness in the event of a surge in pediatric or adult hospitalizations	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H927	Relative to colon cancer screening	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H934	To enact the pharmacy benefit manager compensation reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H936	Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H939	To update mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H943	To reduce co-pays for people with chronic conditions	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H944	Reining in premiums through stronger rate review	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H945	To ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H948	Requiring prospective payment system methodology for reimbursement to community health centers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H953	Relative to consumer deductibles	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H959	Prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H962	To modernize the Massachusetts insurer’s insolvency fund	New draft substituted, see H4772	Replaces
H963	Relative to costs for treatment and management of diabetes	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H968	Requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H978	Relative to promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H980	Relative to the safety of autistic and alzheimer individuals	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H982	Relative to non-medical switching	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H986	Relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H997	To protect health care consumers from surprise billing	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
H999	Empowering health care consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1106	Specifying an electronic system to ensure that sales of certain products containing pseudoephedrine (PSE) do not exceed limits established under federal law	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1209	To prohibit mandatory overtime	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1212	Relative to continuation of health insurance in the case of plant closings	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1251	Strengthening prescription drug safety and drug stewardship	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1269	Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1271	Relative to fetal opioid drug exposure	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1355	Relative to safer treatment for pain	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1369	To establish a pilot program for specialty pharmacy in urology	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1385	Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1387	Regulating surgical assistants	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1428	Relative to smoking cessation agents	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1444	Relative to the reform of the personal care attendant system	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S1661	To provide diabetes prevention program benefits for GIC insurees	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S193	To protect life-saving electronic health records from reckless corporate greed and corruption	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S2637	Relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S593	Relative to mental health providers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S594	Addressing duplicative notifications of UR approvals (administrative simplification)	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S601	Prohibiting self-dealing by pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies under common ownership	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S605	Empowering health care consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S609	Relative to consumer deductibles	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S612	Relative to promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S614	Reining in premiums through stronger rate review	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S618	Relative to telehealth parity for nutrition counseling	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S620	Requiring prospective payment system methodology for reimbursement to community health centers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S630	Ensuring access to specialty medications	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S635	Relative to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injury	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S636	Relative to rehabilitation periods for those in addiction recovery	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S637	Relative to group insurance commission procurement	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S638	Limiting out of pocket health expenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S640	Relative to insurance companies	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S642	Related to health insurance benefits for municipal employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S645	Relative to out-of-network billing	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S649	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S655	Relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S656	To reduce the cost of pharmacy benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S657	Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S660	Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S662	Providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S663	To prevent inappropriate denials by insurers for medically necessary services	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S664	Relative to the sustainability of public health dental hygienists through adequate reimbursements	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S665	Relative to specialty medications and patient safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S667	To prohibit cost sharing for opioid antagonists	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S668	To ensure dependent health coverage for adults with disabilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S670	To help patients and reduce healthcare costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S673	Ensuring support groups are part of the pathway of care following the annual mental health wellness exam	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S682	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S691	To increase access to lactation care and services	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S700	To ensure access to epinephrine for minors	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S704	Prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S706	Relative to pediatric care appointments	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S707	Expanding health insurance access for state employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S708	Enhancing post-pregnancy mental health care	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S715	To ensure access to prescription medications	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S716	Providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prostheses	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S717	Relative to ambulance service reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S718	Relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S722	Relative to the practice of acupuncture	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S724	Administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S730	Advancing health care research and decision-making centered on patients and people with disabilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S731	Relative to the sustainability of high public payer community hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S733	Expanding affordable coverage through ConnectorCare	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S735	Providing affordable care through out-of-pocket assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S737	To ensure effective health care as a right	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S741	To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S742	To ensure access and continuity of care to specialist and hospital services for dually eligible individuals	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S744	Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S745	Relative to fiduciary responsibility	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S751	Relative to medical records requests	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S754	To ensure access to the full range of treatment options for people with obesity	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S758	Providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S759	Requiring equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S763	To promote an enhanced care worker minimum wage	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S764	To establish the family caregiver tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S766	Establishing a public health option	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S768	Providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S771	Providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S772	To continue enhanced Medicaid hospital payments	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S773	Relative to premium impact statements	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S776	Limiting out of pocket expenses	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S779	Increasing access to MassHealth dental providers	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S786	Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S787	To alleviate skyrocketing consumer health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S792	Limiting facility fees	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S793	Resolve establishing a task force on MassHealth reimbursement for schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S796	Relative to reciprocity clarification	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S803	Relative to health care non-discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S804	To strengthen the management of the health care connector	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S805	Relative to association health plans	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S806	Establishing a healthcare insurance premium payment pool for working families	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S807	Empowering patients and entrepreneurs with real transparency on cost	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S809	To stabilize adult day health services	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces
S811	To address the financial sustainability of the Health Safety Net	Accompanied a study order, see H4634	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1001

Relative to step therapy and in vitro fertilization insurance coverage

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1004

Relative to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injury

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1007

Relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1010

Relative to ambulance service reimbursement

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1016

To enact pharmacy benefit manager duties

Joint Committee on Financial Services Hearing (10:00:00 2023-05-16 A-2 and virtual)

Replaces

H1017

Relative to pediatric care appointments

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1021

Concerning the safety of autistic and alzheimer individuals

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1036

Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1038

Relative to mental health providers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1164

To ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient providers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1167

Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1169

Providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs and information

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1171

To incentivize high-value care

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1172

Relative to same day drug testing

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1177

Relative to defining invasive surgical procedures

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1182

Relative to the treatment of epilepsy and seizure disorders

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1183

Advancing health care research and decision-making centered on patients and people with disabilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1186

Expanding affordable coverage through ConnectorCare

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1187

Providing financial transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based outpatient facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1188

Providing affordable care through out-of-pocket assistance

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1190

To continue enhanced Medicaid hospital payments

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1194

Resolve relative to the reimbursement of school-based care

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1196

Administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1198

To extend enhanced Medicaid benefits to eligible hospitals

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1199

Relative to using Medicaid for violence prevention and intervention

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1204

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1207

Prohibiting surprise outside billing

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1208

Establishing a state-wide drug repository program

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1213

Relative to asset limits for MassHealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1217

To address the financial sustainability of the Health Safety Net

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1221

Ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1223

To ensure access and continuity of care to specialist and hospital services for dual eligibles

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1224

Relative to state funding of certain nonprofits

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1225

Providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1227

To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1230

To stabilize adult day health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1231

To promote an enhanced care worker minimum wage

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1234

Relative to an individual Medicare marketplace option

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1235

Relative to maintenance of certification

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1236

Increasing access to MassHealth dental providers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1238

To improve patient care through integrated electronic health records

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1239

Establishing Medicare for all in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1241

To improve discharge opportunities from acute care facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1242

Providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1243

To ensure access to the full range of treatment options for people with obesity

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1244

Relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth's nursing facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H1847

Relative to the small necessities leave act

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H211

Establishing a bill of rights for individuals experiencing homelessness

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H2129

Relative to facilitating the utilization of psychologists on the health care team

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H2147

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to Long COVID related needs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H2150

Relative to the definition of podiatry

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H2182

To reduce incidence and death from pancreatic cancer

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H2194

Authorizing a 90-day supply of medically necessary testosterone therapy medication

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H3588

Relative to MassHealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H3600

Relative to discharge from substance use disorder treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H3622

Relative to protecting public health and reducing health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H3625

Relative to videotaping, audiotaping and photographing persons receiving medical treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H3629

Relative to the prescription monitoring program

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H3764

Relative to parental notification about student health evaluations

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H381

Relative to cosmetic labeling

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H3832

Relative to changing Mass Health estate recoup for people with disabilities beyond age 55

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H4270

Relative to adding efficiency to paid family and medical leave

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H4411

Relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H5014

Study Order

No further action taken

Similar To

H5016

Study Order

No further action taken

Similar To

H733

Relative to emergency response and preparedness in the event of a surge in pediatric or adult hospitalizations

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H927

Relative to colon cancer screening

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H934

To enact the pharmacy benefit manager compensation reform

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H936

Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H939

To update mental health parity

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H943

To reduce co-pays for people with chronic conditions

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H944

Reining in premiums through stronger rate review

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H945

To ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H948

Requiring prospective payment system methodology for reimbursement to community health centers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H953

Relative to consumer deductibles

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H959

Prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H962

To modernize the Massachusetts insurer’s insolvency fund

New draft substituted, see H4772

Replaces

H963

Relative to costs for treatment and management of diabetes

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H968

Requiring reimbursement for the costs of providing competent interpreter services

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H978

Relative to promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H980

Relative to the safety of autistic and alzheimer individuals

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H982

Relative to non-medical switching

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H986

Relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H997

To protect health care consumers from surprise billing

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

H999

Empowering health care consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1106

Specifying an electronic system to ensure that sales of certain products containing pseudoephedrine (PSE) do not exceed limits established under federal law

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1209

To prohibit mandatory overtime

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1212

Relative to continuation of health insurance in the case of plant closings

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1251

Strengthening prescription drug safety and drug stewardship

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1269

Relative to creating a pilot program to transfer high acuity behavioral health and dual diagnosis patients away from overcrowded emergency departments

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1271

Relative to fetal opioid drug exposure

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1355

Relative to safer treatment for pain

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1369

To establish a pilot program for specialty pharmacy in urology

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1385

Relative to collaborative drug therapy management optimization

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1387

Regulating surgical assistants

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1428

Relative to smoking cessation agents

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1444

Relative to the reform of the personal care attendant system

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S1661

To provide diabetes prevention program benefits for GIC insurees

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S193

To protect life-saving electronic health records from reckless corporate greed and corruption

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S2637

Relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S593

Relative to mental health providers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S594

Addressing duplicative notifications of UR approvals (administrative simplification)

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S601

Prohibiting self-dealing by pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies under common ownership

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S605

Empowering health care consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S609

Relative to consumer deductibles

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S612

Relative to promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S614

Reining in premiums through stronger rate review

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S618

Relative to telehealth parity for nutrition counseling

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S620

Requiring prospective payment system methodology for reimbursement to community health centers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S630

Ensuring access to specialty medications

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S635

Relative to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with an acquired brain injury

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S636

Relative to rehabilitation periods for those in addiction recovery

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S637

Relative to group insurance commission procurement

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S638

Limiting out of pocket health expenses

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S640

Relative to insurance companies

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S642

Related to health insurance benefits for municipal employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S645

Relative to out-of-network billing

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S649

Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S655

Relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S656

To reduce the cost of pharmacy benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S657

Providing continuity of care for mental health treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S660

Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S662

Providing access to full spectrum addiction treatment services

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S663

To prevent inappropriate denials by insurers for medically necessary services

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S664

Relative to the sustainability of public health dental hygienists through adequate reimbursements

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S665

Relative to specialty medications and patient safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S667

To prohibit cost sharing for opioid antagonists

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S668

To ensure dependent health coverage for adults with disabilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S670

To help patients and reduce healthcare costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S673

Ensuring support groups are part of the pathway of care following the annual mental health wellness exam

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S682

Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S691

To increase access to lactation care and services

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S700

To ensure access to epinephrine for minors

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S704

Prohibiting discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S706

Relative to pediatric care appointments

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S707

Expanding health insurance access for state employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S708

Enhancing post-pregnancy mental health care

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S715

To ensure access to prescription medications

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S716

Providing health insurance coverage for scalp and facial hair prostheses

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S717

Relative to ambulance service reimbursement

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S718

Relative to insurance coverage of mobile integrated health

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S722

Relative to the practice of acupuncture

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S724

Administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S730

Advancing health care research and decision-making centered on patients and people with disabilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S731

Relative to the sustainability of high public payer community hospitals

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S733

Expanding affordable coverage through ConnectorCare

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S735

Providing affordable care through out-of-pocket assistance

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S737

To ensure effective health care as a right

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S741

To reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through commercial rate equity for safety net hospitals

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S742

To ensure access and continuity of care to specialist and hospital services for dually eligible individuals

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S744

Establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S745

Relative to fiduciary responsibility

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S751

Relative to medical records requests

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S754

To ensure access to the full range of treatment options for people with obesity

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S758

Providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S759

Requiring equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S763

To promote an enhanced care worker minimum wage

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S764

To establish the family caregiver tax credit

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S766

Establishing a public health option

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S768

Providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S771

Providing transparency for patients receiving care at hospital-based facilities

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S772

To continue enhanced Medicaid hospital payments

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S773

Relative to premium impact statements

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S776

Limiting out of pocket expenses

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S779

Increasing access to MassHealth dental providers

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S786

Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S787

To alleviate skyrocketing consumer health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S792

Limiting facility fees

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S793

Resolve establishing a task force on MassHealth reimbursement for schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S796

Relative to reciprocity clarification

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S803

Relative to health care non-discrimination

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S804

To strengthen the management of the health care connector

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S805

Relative to association health plans

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S806

Establishing a healthcare insurance premium payment pool for working families

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S807

Empowering patients and entrepreneurs with real transparency on cost

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S809

To stabilize adult day health services

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

S811

To address the financial sustainability of the Health Safety Net

Accompanied a study order, see H4634

Replaces

Bill > H4634

MA H4634

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