MA S635

Bill

MA S635

Regarding shared responsibility for funding of health care oversight agencies

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to shared responsibility for funding of health care oversight agencies. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill proposes changes to existing Massachusetts General Laws related to the funding of health care oversight agencies. Specifically, it amends Section 6 of Chapter 6D and Section 7 of Chapter 12C of the General Laws, both of which were previously updated by Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012. The core change involves replacing the phrase "not less than" with "no more than" in two instances within each of these sections. This shift in language suggests a move from setting a minimum requirement for funding to establishing a maximum limit, potentially altering how these health care oversight bodies are financed and managed.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2381 (on 07/05/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S635

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S635
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S635
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S635.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1009	To promote employer sponsorship of health care	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Similar To
S1082	Relative to regional stabilization funds	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1177	To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education	Accompanied S1188	Similar To
S1382	Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2381	Financing of health care coverage and analysis	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S473	Relative to pesticide applications	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S481	To stress user-controllable factors in automobile insurance premiums	Accompanied a study order, see S2318	Similar To
S493	Relative to motor vehicle service contracts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S529	Relative to telemedicine	Accompanied a study order, see S2318	Similar To
S605	To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S622	Relative to supplemental lines of insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S624	Relative to transparency in hospital margins	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S637	Relative to providing short term health care plans	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S641	To strengthen the management of the health care connector	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S643	Relative to mandated benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S977	Providing for the protection of emergency responders from dismissal	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

S1009

To promote employer sponsorship of health care

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Similar To

S1082

Relative to regional stabilization funds

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1177

To reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education

Accompanied S1188

Similar To

S1382

Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2381

Financing of health care coverage and analysis

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S473

Relative to pesticide applications

Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S481

To stress user-controllable factors in automobile insurance premiums

Accompanied a study order, see S2318

Similar To

S493

Relative to motor vehicle service contracts

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S529

Relative to telemedicine

Accompanied a study order, see S2318

Similar To

S605

To define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings