MA H538

Bill

For health care non-discrimination

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to alternative payment arrangements and health care non-discrimination. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 176O of the General Laws to regulate alternative payment arrangements between insurance carriers and healthcare providers. It stipulates that carriers can consider patient population characteristics such as age, acuity, social determinants of health, and behavioral health needs when establishing alternative payment arrangements, but cannot base the arrangements on provider prices or historic medical spending attributed to specific providers. The bill also requires carriers to file data with the Center for Health Information and Analysis to verify compliance, and violations are considered violations of Chapter 93A of the General Laws.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (5)

Daniel Cullinane (D), Carole Fiola (D), Bill Galvin (D), Kevin Honan (D), Louis Kafka (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4778 (on 07/18/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H538

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H538
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H538.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
H3822	Further regulating employer contributions to health care	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4778	Financial services	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H530	Ensuring pharmacy access	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
S1273	Requiring protection for the continuous skilled care of fragile children in the Commonwealth	New draft substituted, see S2643	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

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