Bill Text: MA H2954 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Regulate the reporting of mandated health benefit bills by committees of the General Court
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-25 - Senate concurred [H2954 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2954-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Robert P. Spellane
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act imposing a moratorium on mandated benefits.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Robert P. Spellane |
13th Worcester |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act imposing a moratorium on mandated benefits.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Subsection (b) of section 38C of Chapter 3 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, no mandated health benefit bill shall be reported favorably by any joint committee of the general court or the house or senate committees on ways and means, unless and until the rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for medical care services as reported by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics remains at zero or below zero for two consecutive years. The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy shall file an annual report with the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on insurance and the joint committee on health care no later than the last day of January for the previous year certifying the rate of increase in the CPI for medical care services.
