SENATE DOCKET, NO. 668        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1474

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James E. Timilty

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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 group insurance costs for certain public retirees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

James E. Timilty

Bristol and Norfolk

 

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/25/2017

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

1/25/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

1/26/2017

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

1/27/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/27/2017

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/30/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Kenneth J. Donnelly

Fourth Middlesex

1/30/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/31/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/1/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/1/2017

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/2/2017

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

2/2/2017

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

2/2/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/2/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/2/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/2/2017

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/2/2017

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

2/2/2017

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

2/3/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/3/2017

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

2/3/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/3/2017

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 668        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1474

By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1474) of James E. Timilty, Frank A. Moran, Thomas M. McGee, Barbara A. L'Italien and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1997 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to group insurance costs for certain public retirees.

 

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. Section 6 of chapter 32A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth sentence thereof the following new sentence: - For active and retired employees, their dependents and the survivors of deceased employees, including municipal subscribers, the maximum amount of deductibles and copayments for covered services during an enrollment year in a plan shall not exceed $2,500 for individual coverage and $5,000 for family coverage.

SECTION 2.  Section 6 of chapter 32A is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph: -

The commonwealth shall deposit any and all federal subsidies that it receives from the retiree drug subsidy program under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-173), into an account to be administered by the commission. The commission may expend amounts in the account to pay the costs of a subscriber’s deductibles and copayments for covered services that exceed $2,500 for individual coverage and $5,000 for family coverage but are less than $5,000 and $10,000 respectively.