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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3762 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 619 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Nicholas A. Boldyga |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a prescription drug rebate program for seniors. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/19/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3762 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 619 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Boldyga of Southwick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 619) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Nicholas A. Boldyga relative to establish a prescription drug rebate program for seniors. Elder |
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| 20 | 20 | | Affairs. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act establishing a prescription drug rebate program for seniors. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, all residents of the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2Commonwealth over the age of 65 with an adjusted gross household income of $50,000 annually |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3or less, are eligible for a prescription drug rebate. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 SECTION 2. All prescription drugs, as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 94C of the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5General Laws, are eligible for the rebate program. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 SECTION 3. Rebate shall be defined as a reimbursement for the total out of pocket |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7expenses, including insurance co-pays, incurred by an eligible individual for prescription drugs. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8Rebates shall be disbursed to eligible individuals from the General Fund. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 SECTION 4 .The Commissioner shall prescribe the process by which an eligible |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10individual shall file for a rebate. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 SECTION 5. Rebates shall not exceed $2,500 per individual annually 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12 SECTION 6. The Commissioner shall report on the impact of this rebate program to the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13Committees of Ways & Means and the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing on an annual |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14basis, commencing one year from the date the program goes into effect. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15 SECTION 7. This rebate program shall expire four years from the date of effect unless |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16reauthorized by the legislature. |
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