SENATE DOCKET, NO. 312 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 512
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Benjamin B. Downing
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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 Commonwealth Care eligibility.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Benjamin B. Downing | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 312 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 512
By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 512) of Benjamin B. Downing for legislation relative to Commonwealth Care eligibility. Health Care Financing. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 496 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act relative to Commonwealth Care eligibility.
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 118H of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012, is hereby amended by inserting, in section 3, in subsection (a) the following new clause:-
(6) An individual is self-employed as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 12C, and the increase in the individual’s private insurance premium exceeds the average premium increase for private insurers in the state, as determined by the division of insurance, by more than 10 percent.