SENATE DOCKET, NO. 681        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 671

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joan B. Lovely

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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 to increase health insurer reporting transparency.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 681        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 671

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 699 OF 2021-2022.]

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 to increase health insurer reporting transparency.

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 16 of chapter 12C of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following subsection:-

(d) The center, as part of its annual report, shall evaluate and report on individual carrier data metrics submitted to the center pursuant to subsection (b), clauses (1) through (5) of section 10 of chapter 12C as well as data submitted to the Division of Insurance under section 6 of Chapter 176J and section 21 of chapter 176O.  The center shall issue public reports on carrier data periodically, including through its annual report.

SECTION 2:  Section 6 of chapter 176J of the General Laws, appearing in the 2018 2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of subsection (b) the following sentence:- 

The commissioner shall make all information submitted to the division pursuant to the provisions of this subsection publicly available on a website in an easily readable and understandable format on an annual basis.