MA S618

Bill

Establishing a public health insurance option

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a public health insurance option. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a public health insurance option to be offered through the Commonwealth Connector, alongside other approved health benefit plans. The public option must meet the Connector's standards for minimum creditable coverage and other requirements. The Connector can contract with managed care organizations to administer aspects of the public option, and must establish premium rates to fully finance its costs. Health care providers participating in Medicare are automatically enrolled in the public option unless they opt out through an established process. The bill also creates a Public Health Insurance Trust Fund to support the operation of the public option, and makes related amendments to existing laws regarding risk adjustment and eligibility for plans offered through the Connector.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (3)

Jamie Eldridge (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Denise Provost (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2535 (on 05/31/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S618

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S618
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S618.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1566	To provide volunteer firefighters with a local option real estate tax exemption	Accompanied S1536	Similar To
H1603	Establishing a local option gasoline and diesel fuel excise	Accompanied a new draft, see H3912	Similar To
H1610	Relative to municipal option abatement for contaminated real property	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H2610	Establishing a means-tested senior property tax exemption local option	Accompanied a new draft, see H4001	Similar To
H2897	Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
S1401	Relative to Option (d) beneficiaries	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2135	Improving real property tax abatements, application deadlines, and deferrals	No further action taken	Similar To
S2535	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to financing and delivery of health care	Reported (in part) by S1256	Replaced by

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