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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3446 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1399
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alice Hanlon Peisch
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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 an individual Medicare marketplace option.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alice Hanlon Peisch14th Norfolk1/17/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3446 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1399
By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1399) of
Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to providing for an individual Medicare marketplace option. Health
Care Financing.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1234 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to an individual Medicare marketplace option.
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 25 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
3 “(a) For the purposes of this chapter, health reimbursement arrangements shall satisfy the
4group insurance requirements to eligible retired employees as defined in section 1 and their
5Medicare eligible dependents and permit said employees and their Medicare eligible dependents
6to enter into a health insurance plan purchased on the individual Medicare marketplace. In lieu of
7the premium cost sharing arrangement outlined in Section 2, minimum annual funding for such
8health reimbursement arrangements of this chapter for each eligible retired employee and/or
9dependent shall be established by adding 50% of the sum of the lowest cost Medicare 2 of 2
10Supplement 1 plan filed in the Commonwealth by January 1 of the current calendar year plus the
11weighted average Part D premium in Region 2 for the prior calendar year.”
12 SECTION 2. Section 4 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
13Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
14 “(a) Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, Medicare
15eligible retired employees and their Medicare eligible dependents subject to the provisions of this
16chapter shall be permitted to enter into a health insurance plan purchased on the individual
17Medicare marketplace. In lieu of the premium cost sharing arrangement outlined in this chapter,
18minimum annual funding for such health reimbursement arrangements defined by section 25 of
19chapter 32B shall be established by adding “X%” of the sum of the lowest cost Medicare
20Supplement 1 plan filed in the Commonwealth by January 1 of the current calendar year plus the
21weighted average Part D premium in Region 2 for the prior calendar year, where “X%” equals
22the current premium cost sharing between the Commonwealth and eligible retirees.”