Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S840 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1933 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 840
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Nick Collins
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 insurer responsibility to the operating budgets of health care oversight entities.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Nick CollinsFirst Suffolk 1 of 2
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1933 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 840
18	18	By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 840) of Nick Collins for legislation
19	19	to ensure to insurer responsibility to the operating budgets of health care oversight entities by
20	20	paying to the commonwealth an amount for the estimated expenses of the commission. Health
21	21	Care Financing.
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
23	23	_______________
24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
25	25	(2025-2026)
26	26	_______________
27	27	An Act relative to insurer responsibility to the operating budgets of health care oversight entities.
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 6 of chapter 6D of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking
31	31	2clause (b) and replacing it with following:-
32	32	3 (b) Each acute hospital, ambulatory surgical center, non-hospital provider organization,
33	33	4pharmaceutical manufacturing company, pharmacy benefit manager and surcharge payor shall
34	34	5pay to the commonwealth an amount for the estimated expenses of the commission.
35	35	6 and is further amended in said section and chapter by adding the following clause:-
36	36	7 (g) The assessed amount for surcharge payors shall be not less than 30 per cent nor more
37	37	8than 40 per cent of the amount appropriated by the general court for the expenses of the
38	38	9commission minus amounts collected from: (i) filing fees; (ii) fees and charges generated by the
39	39	10commission; and (iii) federal matching revenues received for these expenses or received
40	40	11retroactively for expenses of predecessor agencies. Surcharge payors amount of the estimated 2 of 2
41	41	12expense of the commission may be assessed and transferred in accordance with sections 64 and
42	42	1366 of chapter 118E; provided further that such amount shall not be less than the health policy
43	43	14commission revenue amount.
44	44	15 SECTION 2. Section 7 of chapter 12C of the General Laws is hereby amended by
45	45	16striking clause (b) and replacing it with the following:-
46	46	17 (b) Each acute hospital, ambulatory surgical center, non-hospital provider organization,
47	47	18pharmaceutical manufacturing company, pharmacy benefit manager and surcharge payor shall
48	48	19pay to the commonwealth an amount for the estimated expenses of the center and for the other
49	49	20purposes described in this chapter which shall include any transfer made to the Community
50	50	21Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund established in section 2TTTT of chapter 29.
51	51	22 and is further amended in said section and chapter adding the following clause:-
52	52	23 (g) The assessed amount for surcharge payors shall be not less than 30 per cent nor more
53	53	24than 40 per cent of the amount appropriated by the general court for the expenses of the center
54	54	25and for the other purposes described in this chapter which shall include any transfer made to the
55	55	26Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund established in section 2TTTT of chapter 29
56	56	27minus amounts collected from: (i) filing fees; (ii) fees and charges generated by the center’s
57	57	28publication or dissemination of reports and information; and (iii) federal matching revenues
58	58	29received for these expenses or received retroactively for expenses of predecessor agencies.
59	59	30Surcharge payors amount of the estimated expense of the commission may be assessed and
60	60	31transferred in accordance with sections 64 and 66 of chapter 118E; provided further that such
61	61	32amount shall not be less than the center for health information and analysis revenue amount.