SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1367        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 757

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Julian Cyr

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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:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

 

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

6/17/2021


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1367        FILED ON: 2/16/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 757

By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 757) of Julian Cyr for legislation relative to the examination of health care cost trends in MassHealth.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1192 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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 2018 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 (xii) 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.