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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1757 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2563
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the Group Insurance Commission and Medicare migration.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/18/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1757 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2563
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2563) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the Group Insurance Commission and Medicare
health benefit supplement plans. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1281 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the Group Insurance Commission and Medicare migration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 18 of chapter 32A of the General Laws is amended by inserting at
2the end thereof the following sentences:-
3 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, all retirees, their spouses and
4dependents, who are insured or eligible to be insured under sections five, ten B and twelve, age
565 or over and not eligible for coverage under medicare part A at no cost to the retiree, spouse,
6or dependent, shall be transferred by the commission to medicare part A and part B; provided,
7that the commission shall pay the medicare part A premium and any medicare part A or part B
8premium penalty assessed by the federal government on said retirees, spouses and dependents as
9result of transfer into medicare. Each retiree, to be transferred, shall: (a) provide the commission,
10in such form as the commission shall prescribe, such information as is necessary to transfer to 2 of 2
11medicare Part A and Part B, and (b) enroll in a medicare health benefits supplement plan offered
12by the commission under section ten C or section fourteen; provided, that benefits under said
13plan and medicare part A and part B together shall be of comparable actuarial value to those
14under the retiree's existing coverage.
15 SECTION 2. The commission shall transfer retirees, their spouses and dependents, in
16accordance with section 1 of this act, on or before July 1, 2024.