Bill Text: MA S557 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: To promote collaboration on health care cost containment and quality improvement initiatives
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 7/15 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B1 [S557 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S557-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Moore, Richard (SEN)
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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 to Promote Collaboration on Health Care Cost Containment and Quality Improvement Initiatives
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Moore, Richard (SEN) |
Worcester and Norfolk |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to Promote Collaboration on Health Care Cost Containment and
Quality Improvement Initiatives.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1: Section 7 of chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following new paragraph:
The attorney general shall adopt regulations that permit carriers, as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 176O, and health care providers, as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 111, to: (1) discuss methods to standardize or simplify administrative standards, protocols or practices in order to reduce health care costs, improve access to health care services, improve the quality of care or reduce health care disparities; and (2) negotiate and enter into agreements that implement such standards, protocols or practices; provided, however, that no such regulation shall permit providers and carriers to set rates or fix prices for insurance premiums or payments to providers. Any person or entity acting under the authority of this regulation adopted pursuant to this paragraph, shall be engaged in action under state policy and shall be immune from antitrust liability to the same degree and extent as the commonwealth.
SECTION 2: The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the provisions of this Act no later than 90 days after the effective date of the Act.
