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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1933 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 840
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Nick Collins
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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 insurer responsibility to the operating budgets of health care oversight entities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Nick CollinsFirst Suffolk 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1933 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 840
By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 840) of Nick Collins for legislation
to ensure to insurer responsibility to the operating budgets of health care oversight entities by
paying to the commonwealth an amount for the estimated expenses of the commission. Health
Care Financing.
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 insurer responsibility to the operating budgets of health care oversight entities.
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 6 of chapter 6D of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking
2clause (b) and replacing it with following:-
3 (b) Each acute hospital, ambulatory surgical center, non-hospital provider organization,
4pharmaceutical manufacturing company, pharmacy benefit manager and surcharge payor shall
5pay to the commonwealth an amount for the estimated expenses of the commission.
6 and is further amended in said section and chapter by adding the following clause:-
7 (g) The assessed amount for surcharge payors shall be not less than 30 per cent nor more
8than 40 per cent of the amount appropriated by the general court for the expenses of the
9commission minus amounts collected from: (i) filing fees; (ii) fees and charges generated by the
10commission; and (iii) federal matching revenues received for these expenses or received
11retroactively for expenses of predecessor agencies. Surcharge payors amount of the estimated 2 of 2
12expense of the commission may be assessed and transferred in accordance with sections 64 and
1366 of chapter 118E; provided further that such amount shall not be less than the health policy
14commission revenue amount.
15 SECTION 2. Section 7 of chapter 12C of the General Laws is hereby amended by
16striking clause (b) and replacing it with the following:-
17 (b) Each acute hospital, ambulatory surgical center, non-hospital provider organization,
18pharmaceutical manufacturing company, pharmacy benefit manager and surcharge payor shall
19pay to the commonwealth an amount for the estimated expenses of the center and for the other
20purposes described in this chapter which shall include any transfer made to the Community
21Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund established in section 2TTTT of chapter 29.
22 and is further amended in said section and chapter adding the following clause:-
23 (g) The assessed amount for surcharge payors shall be not less than 30 per cent nor more
24than 40 per cent of the amount appropriated by the general court for the expenses of the center
25and for the other purposes described in this chapter which shall include any transfer made to the
26Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund established in section 2TTTT of chapter 29
27minus amounts collected from: (i) filing fees; (ii) fees and charges generated by the center’s
28publication or dissemination of reports and information; and (iii) federal matching revenues
29received for these expenses or received retroactively for expenses of predecessor agencies.
30Surcharge payors amount of the estimated expense of the commission may be assessed and
31transferred in accordance with sections 64 and 66 of chapter 118E; provided further that such
32amount shall not be less than the center for health information and analysis revenue amount.