Amendment #23 to H4891

Relative to the creation of a Benefit Cost Transparency Task Force

Mr. Roy of Franklin moves to amend the amendment moves to amend the bill in SECTION 3, by inserting the following new subsection:-

(f) The office shall convene a benefit cost transparency task force to assess the feasibility of requiring that patient-specific benefit and deductible information be made available by payers to requesting providers in real time, at the point of prescription, and the potential cost savings to patients as a result of such requirement.

The task force shall be comprised of eleven members, a representative from the office, or designee, who shall serve as chair, the Commissioner for the Division of Insurance, or designee; the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing, or designee; the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Healthcare Financing, or designee; a representative from the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, or designee;  a representative from the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, or designee; a representative from the Massachusetts Medical Society, or designee, a representative from the Massachusetts Pharmacist Association, or designee; a representative from the Health Policy Commission, or designee; a representative from the Chronic Care Policy Alliance; and a representatives from the National Consumers League.

The benefit cost transparency task force shall issue a report on its findings, along with any recommendations, by December 31, 2025, to the governor, the speaker of the House, the Senate President, the chair of the House Committee on Ways & Means, and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Ways & Means.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #23 to H4891

Relative to the creation of a Benefit Cost Transparency Task Force