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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4879
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, September 5, 2024.
The committee on Health Care Financing, to whom were referred
the Bill preventing inappropriate denials by insurers for medically
necessary services (House, No. 1087); the Bill relative to ensuring
treatment for genetic craniofacial conditions (House, No. 1093); the Bill
expanding coverage of dental procedures (House, No. 1094); the Bill
relative to community behavioral health centers (House, No. 1108); the
Bill relative to the practice of acupuncture (House, No. 1120); the Bill to
increase enrollment in affordable health plan networks (House, No. 1125);
the Bill to help patients and reduce health care costs by ensuring patient
adherence to medications (House, No. 1135); the Bill promoting consumer
choice in health care (House, No. 1136); the Bill assuring prompt access to
health care (House, No. 1140); the Bill relative to dual diagnosis treatment
coverage (House, No. 1141); the Bill to prohibit cost sharing for opioid
antagonists (House, No. 1142); the Bill relative to specialty medications
and patient safety (House, No. 1144); the Bill removing barriers to
behavioral health services (House, No. 1145); the Bill providing access to
full spectrum addiction treatment services (House, No. 1146); the Bill
relative to prescription drug pricing (House, No. 1148); the Bill to enact
pharmacy benefit manager duties (House, No. 1155); the Bill relative to
opioid use disorder treatment and rehabilitation coverage (House, No.
1156); the Bill relative to telehealth and digital equity for patients (House,
No. 3585); the Bill to ensure access to prescription medications (House,
No. 3587); the Bill expanding access to mental health services (House,
No. 4058); and the Bill relative to pharmacists as healthcare providers
(House, No. 4066), reports recommending that the accompanying order
(House, No. 4879) ought to be adopted [Representative Murray of Milford
dissents].
For the committee,
JOHN J. LAWN, JR. 2 of 2
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4879
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives, September 5, 2024.
1 Ordered, That the committee on Health Care Financing be authorized to sit during a
2recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered
31087, 1093, 1094, 1108, 1120, 1125, 1135, 1136, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148,
41155, 1156, 3585, 3587, 4058 and 4066, relative to prescription drugs, opioids, telehealth and
5mental health issues.
6 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
7and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
8recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
9on or before December 31, 2024.