MA S630

Bill

MA S630

To restore affordable Health Connector coverage

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 preserve affordable health coverage for Massachusetts residents. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill aims to restore affordable health coverage for Massachusetts residents through the Health Connector. The key provisions include: 1) Enrollees with household income up to 100% of the federal poverty level will only pay MassHealth copayments, with no other deductibles, cost-sharing, or premiums; 2) Enrollees with income up to 150% of the poverty level will have access to at least one plan with no premium contribution; 3) For enrollees with income up to 300% of the poverty level receiving premium assistance or cost-sharing subsidies, premiums will be on a sliding scale based on income, not exceeding 2016 levels adjusted for inflation; and 4) Plans offered to enrollees with income between 100-200% of the poverty level must meet a 97% actuarial value, and plans for those between 200-300% must meet a 95% actuarial value.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (13)

Ruth Balser (D), Michael Brady (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Paul Heroux (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S630

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S630
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S630.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2216	Improving the children's medical security program and simplifying the administrative process	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H2343	Relative to health care proxies	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H2468	Relative to the health care of minors	No further action taken	Similar To
H3015	Relative to affordable housing in the town of West Boylston	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H3693	Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H4004	Similar To
H3822	Further regulating employer contributions to health care	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4639	Establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth	Committee of conference appointed (Welch-Lewis-Tarr), in concurrence	Similar To
H652	To promote local and regional affordable housing planning	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H703	Relative to housing types considered affordable under Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
S1193	Relative to emergency and disaster planning for health care providers	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1194	Prohibiting the participation of health care professionals in the torture and abuse of prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S1481	To provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S1611	Expanding the Brownfields tax credit to encourage affordable housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H3851	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
S551	Reducing health care costs through improved medication management	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S600	To promote health equity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S609	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S731	Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2216

Improving the children's medical security program and simplifying the administrative process

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H2343

Relative to health care proxies

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H2468

Relative to the health care of minors

No further action taken

Similar To

H3015

Relative to affordable housing in the town of West Boylston

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

Similar To

H3693

Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H4004

Similar To

H3822

Further regulating employer contributions to health care

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H4639

Establishing the Honorable Peter V. Kocot Act to enhance access to high quality, affordable and transparent healthcare in the Commonwealth

Committee of conference appointed (Welch-Lewis-Tarr), in concurrence

Similar To

H652

To promote local and regional affordable housing planning

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

Similar To

H703

Relative to housing types considered affordable under Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

Similar To

S1193

Relative to emergency and disaster planning for health care providers

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S1194

Prohibiting the participation of health care professionals in the torture and abuse of prisoners

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S1481

To provide fair and affordable public retiree benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S1611

Expanding the Brownfields tax credit to encourage affordable housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H3851

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

S551

Reducing health care costs through improved medication management

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S600

To promote health equity

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

Similar To

S609

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

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

Similar To

S731

Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

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