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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2353 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2965
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alan Silvia
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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 providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to elderly governmental retirees.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alan Silvia7th Bristol1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2353 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2965
By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2965) of
Alan Silvia relative to providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to certain retirees.
Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2658 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 providing prescription drug cost reimbursements to elderly governmental retirees.
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 2 of chapter 32A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012
2Official Edition, is hereby amendment by inserting after the word "withheld", in line 126, the
3following words:-; provided, however, that the term "elderly governmental retiree" shall include
4any retired employee age 70 or over who has been retired for 5 years.
5 Section 2. Said chapter 32A, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after
6section 10B the following section:-
7 Section 10C. For any elderly governmental retiree of any municipality that provides
8prescription drug benefits, such retiree shall be entitled to reimbursement from the State Retirees
9Benefits Trust Fund to be used exclusively to reduce the cost of prescription drugs for such 2 of 2
10retiree. The reduction of the cost of such prescription drugs shall be no less than 25 per cent of
11any co-payment amount paid by an elderly governmental retiree for such prescription drugs. The
12trustee of the fund shall establish the reimbursement methodology for such payment in
13conjunction with any participating municipality.
14 Section 3. Section 24 of said chapter 32A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
15inserting after the word "board", in line 29, the following words:-; provided that, a municipality
16providing prescription drug coverage to an elderly governmental retiree shall participate in the
17fund using the procedures set forth in section 10C