MA S1474

Bill

MA S1474

Relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees

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 relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 6 of Chapter 32A of the General Laws to limit the maximum amount of deductibles and copayments for covered services during an enrollment year to $2,500 for individual coverage and $5,000 for family coverage for active and retired public employees, their dependents, and survivors of deceased employees. The bill also requires the Commonwealth to deposit any federal subsidies received from the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 retiree drug subsidy program into an account administered by the commission, which can be used to pay for subscriber deductibles and copayments that exceed the $2,500/$5,000 limits but are less than $5,000/$10,000 respectively.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (29)

Michael Brady (D), Thomas Calter (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Paul Heroux (D), Pat Jehlen (D), John Keenan (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), John Lawn (D), Jack Lewis (D), Thomas McGee (D), Mark Montigny (D), Mike Moore (D), Frank Moran (D), James Murphy (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Denise Provost (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Mike Rush (D), Danny Ryan (D), James Timilty (D), Walter Timilty (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2491 (on 04/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1474

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1474
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1474.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1422	Relative to retirees of the department of corrections	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1435	Relative to the veteran allowance for public retirees	No further action taken	Similar To
H1447	Relative to equitable treatment under state retirement laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2522	Relative to the cost of living adjustment for public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2526	Relative to public retiree COLA financing	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3295	Providing retiree healthcare benefits reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H4977	Relative to health insurance benefits for certain retirees in the town of Pembroke	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 419 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1390	Relative to restoration to service	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1400	Relative to the annual allowance for certain survivors of public retirees and employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1450	Relative to the cost of living adjustment for public retirees	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2491	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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