Bill H.2353

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2175 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2353

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to managed care organization.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	20th Middlesex	1/20/2011
Donald F. Humason, Jr.	4th Hampden	1/27/2011
Marc T. Lombardo	22nd Middlesex	2/2/2011
Randy Hunt	5th Barnstable	2/2/2011
F. Jay Barrows	1st Bristol	2/2/2011
Shaunna O'Connell	3rd Bristol	2/2/2011
Susan Williams Gifford	2nd Plymouth	2/2/2011
Donald H. Wong	9th Essex	2/3/2011
Daniel K. Webster	6th Plymouth	2/3/2011
Todd M. Smola	1st Hampden	2/3/2011
Kevin J. Kuros	8th Worcester	2/3/2011
Ryan C. Fattman	18th Worcester	2/3/2011
Sheila C. Harrington	1st Middlesex	2/3/2011
Kimberly N. Ferguson	1st Worcester	2/4/2011
Matthew A. Beaton	11th Worcester	2/4/2011
Nicholas A. Boldyga	3rd Hampden	2/4/2011
Steven L. Levy	4th Middlesex	2/4/2011
David T. Vieira	3rd Barnstable	2/4/2011
Paul K. Frost	7th Worcester	2/4/2011
George T. Ross	2nd Bristol	2/4/2011
George N. Peterson, Jr.	9th Worcester	2/4/2011
Bradford Hill	4th Essex	2/4/2011
Elizabeth A. Poirier	14th Bristol	1/21/2011
Viriato Manuel deMacedo	1st Plymouth	2/1/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2175 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2353

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2353) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to managed care organization. Public Health.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to managed care organization.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-

"Section 63. The executive office of health and human services shall discontinue membership in the MassHealth fee-for-service program and primary care clinician plan, and shall begin enrolling all members meeting eligibility requirements as established pursuant to applicable federal and state law and regulation, and for whom the discontinuation would result in cost savings for the MassHealth program, into a Medicaid managed care organization that has contracted with the commonwealth to deliver such managed care services, in accordance with the enrollment and assignment processes for other eligible categories and at the appropriate levels of premium. The office shall submit a report to the joint committee on health care financing and the clerks of the house and the senate by June 30, 2012 detailing which members it has newly enrolled in a Medicaid managed care organization, which members it has maintained in the MassHealth fee-for-service program and primary care clinician plan, and an actuarial justification for those members who have not been transferred to a Medicaid managed care organization.".