Amendment #458 to H4000

ACA Waiver Request

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Peterson of Grafton, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough and deMacedo of Plymouth move to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

“SECTION XX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the governor or the governor’s designee, shall formally request the commonwealth’s congressional delegation to file legislation to grant the commonwealth a waiver from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. The governor shall report monthly to the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means on the status of the negotiations and any proposed legislation requested under this section.”.