Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S807 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 93 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 807
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Bruce E. Tarr
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 empowering patients and entrepreneurs with real transparency on cost.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 93 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 807
18	18	By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 807) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to
19	19	empower patients and entrepreneurs with real transparency on cost. Health Care Financing.
20	20	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
21	21	SEE SENATE, NO. 723 OF 2019-2020.]
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
23	23	_______________
24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
25	25	(2023-2024)
26	26	_______________
27	27	An Act empowering patients and entrepreneurs with real transparency on cost.
28	28	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
29	29	of the same, as follows:
30	30	1 SECTION 1. Section 10 of said chapter 12C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
31	31	2striking out subsection (e) and inserting in place thereof the following:- (e) The center shall
32	32	3under the procedures established by Medicare release at least annually all hospital data including
33	33	4payment and utilization information for services that may be provided in connection with at least
34	34	5the 100 most common inpatient stays. The center may release claims data on at least the 10 most
35	35	6expensive kinds of inpatient stays on average by payer. The center shall release claims data on
36	36	7the 100 most common outpatient procedures. The center may release claims data on the 10 most
37	37	8expensive kinds of outpatient procedures. The center shall release physician, practitioner, and
38	38	9other supplier utilization and payment data that consists of information on services and
39	39	10procedures provided to patients by physicians and other healthcare professionals. The data shall
40	40	11show at least allowed amounts and submitted charges, for those services and procedures by 2 of 2
41	41	12provider. It should allow for comparisons by physician, specialty, location, types of medical
42	42	13services and procedures delivered, payment and submitted charges. Claims for providers that
43	43	14have provided less than five of a certain procedures or service to patients may be excluded by the
44	44	15center. The center shall release claims data on the 100 most commonly prescribed drugs, and the
45	45	1610 most expensive drugs on average by payer. The center may release any other related claims
46	46	17data the center already collects as part of the categories listed above.
47	47	18 The center shall not be required to build a consumer tool to sort the date, but at a
48	48	19minimum must make it available to the public on their website on an annual basis in a raw but
49	49	20useable form. The center may also incorporate any of the released data listed above into their
50	50	21consumer health information website as established in section 20 of chapter 12C.