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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.2047 194th (Current)

An Act to reform the healthcare cost benchmark

By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2047) of Michael O. Moore for legislation to reform the healthcare cost benchmark. Revenue.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
Michael O. Moore
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Revenue
Each year, the Health Policy Commission (HPC) board establishes a health care cost growth benchmark for the next calendar year. Unless modified by the HPC, the health care cost growth benchmark is equal to the growth rate of the “potential gross state product” established under section 7H 1/2 of chapter 29 of the General Laws. This bill reforms the reference benchmark that is used to inform HPC’s health care cost growth benchmark to be based on historical state economic growth rather than an arbitrary process. A historical growth rate in gross state product would be calculated using the most recent ten-year period and would serve as the default health care cost benchmark subject to HPC modification and approval.
* The bill summary was created by the Primary Sponsor of the bill; no committee of the General Court certifies the accuracy of its contents.

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