HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 5223
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 12, 2026.
The committee on Financial Services, to whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 774) of Michael P. Kushmerek relative to prescriptions; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1080) of Brian M. Ashe and Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., relative to copay assistance for certain branded drugs; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1202) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to maximum allowable costs lists utilized by payers and pharmaceutical benefit managers to identify the maximum amount health plans will pay for certain prescription drugs; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1203) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to contracts for pharmacy services between health insurance carriers or pharmacy benefits' managers and pharmacies or pharmacists; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1205) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to establishing a commission (including members of the General Court) to study the promotion of preferred pharmacy networks where insurers can negotiate lower drug prices; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1246) of Jack Patrick Lewis that the Commonwealth Connector Authority provide for a public health insurance option; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1318) of Aaron L. Saunders relative to contracts, loans and investments by non-profit hospitals; and the petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Colleen M. Garry relative to the rights of pharmacists to participate as preferred health care providers, reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 5223) ought to be adopted.
For the committee,
JAMES M. MURPHY.
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5223
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
| House of Representatives, March 12, 2026. |
Ordered, That the committee on Financial Services be authorized to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 774, 1080, 1202, 1203, 1205, 1246, 1318 and 4181, relative to health insurance.
Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2026.