Bill > S828

This bill modifies provisions related to health purchasing cooperatives by making three specific changes to Chapter 176J of the Massachusetts General Laws. First, the bill increases the number of cooperative members required for a health purchasing cooperative from 6 to 8, potentially making it slightly more challenging to establish such a cooperative. Second, the bill raises the member threshold from 85,000 to 100,000 participants, which could impact the scale and operational requirements for these cooperatives. Third, the bill removes subsection (v) from section 13(b) of the chapter, though without the full text of the original law, the specific implications of this deletion are unclear. These changes appear to be technical adjustments to the regulations governing health purchasing cooperatives, which are organizations that allow groups of employers, associations, or individuals to pool their purchasing power to negotiate better health insurance rates and coverage terms.

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S828