MA S625

Bill

MA S625

Relative to patient access

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 patient access. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill repeals certain sections of previous legislation related to health care financing and mandates that the Health Policy Commission, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, analyze the impact of co-pay assistance programs, which are reductions in an individual's out-of-pocket expenses for medications like biological products and prescription drugs, on healthcare costs. This analysis, due by December 31, 2017, will examine various aspects including the number and value of savings from these programs, the types of drugs most affected, changes in generic versus brand-name drug use, patient adherence, and program availability for renewals, with the commission empowered to contract with outside experts and require manufacturers to report on their co-pay assistance programs.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Mike Moore (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2356 (on 06/23/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S625

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S625
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S625
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S625.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
S1048	To promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices	Accompanied a study order, see S2307	Similar To
S1116	Establishing civil and criminal penalties for the female genital mutilation of minors	Accompanied a new draft, see S2279	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
S1479	Relative to the inventory tax	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1629	Relative to records open to public inspection	Accompanied a study order, see S2386	Similar To
S1705	Relative to life cycle costs for public construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2356	Financing and delivery of health care in the Commonwealth	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S255	Relative to special education transportation costs	Accompanied a new draft, see H4141	Similar To
S418	To assist municipal and district ratepayers	Accompanied a study order, see S2380	Similar To
S547	Relative to the Massachusetts insurers insolvency fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2318	Similar To
S548	Relative to the property damage threshold for surchargeable incidents	Accompanied a study order, see S2318	Similar To
S590	To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S606	To keep people healthy by removing barriers to cost-effective care	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

S1048

To promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices

Accompanied a study order, see S2307

Similar To

S1116

Establishing civil and criminal penalties for the female genital mutilation of minors

Accompanied a new draft, see S2279

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

S1479

Relative to the inventory tax

Accompanied a study order, see S2290

Similar To

S1629

Relative to records open to public inspection

Accompanied a study order, see S2386

Similar To

S1705

Relative to life cycle costs for public construction

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

Similar To

S2356

Financing and delivery of health care in the Commonwealth

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S255

Relative to special education transportation costs

Accompanied a new draft, see H4141

Similar To

S418

To assist municipal and district ratepayers

Accompanied a study order, see S2380

Similar To

S547

Relative to the Massachusetts insurers insolvency fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2318

Similar To

S548

Relative to the property damage threshold for surchargeable incidents

Accompanied a study order, see S2318

Similar To

S590

To provide immediate relief to businesses on health care costs

Accompanied a study order, see S2356

Similar To

S606

To keep people healthy by removing barriers to cost-effective care

Accompanied a study order, see S2356

Similar To

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