Amendment #264 to H4000

Prescription Advantage/SHINE

Representatives Brodeur of Melrose, Andrews of Orange, Arciero of Westford, Atkins of Concord, Benson of Lunenburg, Cullinane of Boston, Calter of Kingston, Cutler of Duxbury, Cronin of Easton, Dykema of Holliston, D'Emilia of Bridgewater, Decker of Cambridge, Dwyer of Woburn, deMacedo of Plymouth, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Ferrante of Gloucester, Ferguson of Holden, Gordon of Bedford, Gobi of Spencer, Garlick of Needham, Gifford of Wareham, Howitt of Seekonk, Hecht of Watertown, Jones of North Reading, Kaufman of Lexington, Khan of Newton, Koczera of New Bedford, Mark of Peru, Miceli of Wilmington, McMurtry of Dedham, Peake of Provincetown, Parisella of Beverly, Poirier of North Attleborough, Rosa of Leominster, Smola of Warren, Scibak of South Hadley and Walsh of Framingham moves to amend the bill in Section 2, in line item 9110-1455, by adding  after the phrase “at any time during the year”  the following language:-

“provided further, that $360,000 shall be expended for the Serving the Health Information Needs of Everyone, or SHINE, program; provided further, that these funds shall be used to assist individuals in choosing the Medicare or other health insurance plan that best fits their budget while meeting their healthcare needs; and provided further, that the department shall report to the House and Senate committees on Ways and Means not later than December 16, 2015 on the number of individuals served by the SHINE program and their average annualized premium savings.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #264 to H4000

Prescription Advantage/SHINE