Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1399 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3446 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1399
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Alice Hanlon Peisch
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 relative to an individual Medicare marketplace option.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alice Hanlon Peisch14th Norfolk1/17/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3446 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1399
18	18	By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1399) of
19	19	Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to providing for an individual Medicare marketplace option. Health
20	20	Care Financing.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 1234 OF 2023-2024.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
26	26	(2025-2026)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act relative to an individual Medicare marketplace option.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. Section 25 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
32	32	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
33	33	3 “(a) For the purposes of this chapter, health reimbursement arrangements shall satisfy the
34	34	4group insurance requirements to eligible retired employees as defined in section 1 and their
35	35	5Medicare eligible dependents and permit said employees and their Medicare eligible dependents
36	36	6to enter into a health insurance plan purchased on the individual Medicare marketplace. In lieu of
37	37	7the premium cost sharing arrangement outlined in Section 2, minimum annual funding for such
38	38	8health reimbursement arrangements of this chapter for each eligible retired employee and/or
39	39	9dependent shall be established by adding 50% of the sum of the lowest cost Medicare 2 of 2
40	40	10Supplement 1 plan filed in the Commonwealth by January 1 of the current calendar year plus the
41	41	11weighted average Part D premium in Region 2 for the prior calendar year.”
42	42	12 SECTION 2. Section 4 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
43	43	13Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
44	44	14 “(a) Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, Medicare
45	45	15eligible retired employees and their Medicare eligible dependents subject to the provisions of this
46	46	16chapter shall be permitted to enter into a health insurance plan purchased on the individual
47	47	17Medicare marketplace. In lieu of the premium cost sharing arrangement outlined in this chapter,
48	48	18minimum annual funding for such health reimbursement arrangements defined by section 25 of
49	49	19chapter 32B shall be established by adding “X%” of the sum of the lowest cost Medicare
50	50	20Supplement 1 plan filed in the Commonwealth by January 1 of the current calendar year plus the
51	51	21weighted average Part D premium in Region 2 for the prior calendar year, where “X%” equals
52	52	22the current premium cost sharing between the Commonwealth and eligible retirees.”