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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jeffrey N. Roy

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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 the examination of health care cost trends in MassHealth.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3061        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to the examination of health care cost trends in MassHealth.

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 8 of said chapter 6D, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 32 and 33, the words “and (xi) any witness identified by the attorney general or the center” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (xi) the assistant secretary for MassHealth; and (xiv) any witness identified by the attorney general or the center.

SECTION 2. Said section 8 of said chapter 6D, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “commission”, in line 59, the first time it appears, the following words:- ; (iii) in the case of the assistant secretary for MassHealth, testimony concerning the structure, benefits, caseload and financing related programs administered by the office or entered into in partnership with other state and federal agencies and the agency’s activities to align or redesign those programs in order to encourage the development of more integrated and efficient health care delivery systems.