Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1207 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1750 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1207
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act prohibiting surprise outside billing.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Kelly W. Pease4th Hampden1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester2/1/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1750 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1207
18	18	By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1207) of
19	19	Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including
20	20	members of the General Court) to consider and evaluate the efficacy of policies that require
21	21	hospitals and other health care providers to sell bundled packages of services that include fees
22	22	for all relevant physicians. Health Care Financing.
23	23	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
24	24	SEE HOUSE, NO. 1280 OF 2021-2022.]
25	25	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
26	26	_______________
27	27	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
28	28	(2023-2024)
29	29	_______________
30	30	An Act prohibiting surprise outside billing.
31	31	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
32	32	of the same, as follows:
33	33	1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a
34	34	2commission to study and provide recommendations to address and prevent surprise outside
35	35	3billing.
36	36	4 SECTION 2. The commission shall consist of the house and senate chairs of the joint
37	37	5committee on health care financing, who shall serve as the co-chairs; one member to be
38	38	6appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; one member to be appointed by the
39	39	7president of the senate; one member to be appointed by the house minority leader; one member
40	40	8to be appointed by the senate minority leader; the director of the health policy commission or a 2 of 2
41	41	9designee; the commissioner of the department of public health or a designee; and the executive
42	42	10director of the center for health information and analysis or a designee.
43	43	11 SECTION 3. The commission shall consider and evaluate the efficacy of policies that
44	44	12require hospitals and other health care providers to sell bundled packages of services that include
45	45	13fees for all relevant physicians, including but not limited to anesthesiologists, pathologists, and
46	46	14radiologists, with the intention of limiting and preventing surprise outside billing. The
47	47	15commission shall take into consideration similar laws put in place by other states. The
48	48	16commission shall develop recommendations including but not limited to prohibiting surprise
49	49	17outside billing, requiring insurance carriers to hold members harmless, and applying regulations
50	50	18across all providers, including health maintenance organizations and preferred provider
51	51	19organizations.
52	52	20 SECTION 4. The commission shall submit its report and findings, along with any
53	53	21recommendations and drafted legislation, to the house and senate committees on ways and
54	54	22means, the joint committee on health care financing, and the clerks of the house of
55	55	23representatives and senate within 12 months of the passage of this act.