HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2894        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2371

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Aaron Michlewitz

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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 prohibition on public-private cost shift.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Aaron Michlewitz

3rd Suffolk

1/21/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2894        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2371

By Mr. Michlewitz of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2371) of Aaron Michlewitz for legislation to regulate unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices of health care providers.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to prohibition on public-private cost shift.

 

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 118G of the General Laws is hereby amended by after section 15 inserting the following new section:

15A: Contracting Rights of Private Payors- Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices in the Conduct of Health Care Providers

It shall be an unfair business trade practice for any health care provider to attempt to recoup any unreimbursed amounts paid by government payors by increasing charges to other nongovernmental payors. Violations of this section shall be subject to enforcement by the office of the attorney general.

The division shall monitor health care provider charges to ensure compliance with this section and shall report any non-compliance to the attorney general.  The division of health care finance and policy in cooperation with the office of the attorney general shall promulgate regulations enforcing this subsection, which shall include penalties for noncompliance.