HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2560        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3065

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 requiring premium impact statements.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2023

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

1/26/2023

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

1/26/2023

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

1/26/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/31/2023

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/8/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/1/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2560        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3065

By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3065) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to require disclosure of changes to health care and insurance regulations by certain state agencies.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to requiring premium impact statements.

 

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. Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any health care or health insurance-related regulation, an agency must file with the secretary of state’s office a public notice of the proposed action and include a premium impact statement. In the statement, the agency must consider the impact the proposed action will or will not have on health insurance premium rates in Massachusetts. The agency must afford the public an opportunity to present data, views, or arguments related to the impact statement, and prior to adopting the proposed regulation, the agency must file an amended premium impact statement with the secretary of state’s office.

SECTION 2. Any joint committee, house committee, or senate committee may report favorably any bill or petition relative to health care or health insurance so long as that bill or petition shall have first received a premium impact statement conducted by the center for health information and analysis. Any joint committee, house committee or senate committee shall refer all healthcare and health insurance related bills or petitions to an accompanied study order pending a final report by the center for health information and analysis pursuant to this section."