Bill Text: MA S578 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to potential anti -competitive behavior by hospitals and payers
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 [S578 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S578-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Robert A. O'Leary
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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 Relative to Potential Anti-Competitive Behavior by Hospitals and Payers.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Robert A. O'Leary |
Cape and Islands |
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John W. Scibak |
2nd Hampshire |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Relative to Potential Anti-Competitive Behavior by Hospitals
and Payers.
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: Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the office of the attorney general shall conduct a study addressing potential anti-competitive behavior by hospitals and insurance carriers in the commonwealth. The attorney general shall issue a report summarizing its findings and making recommendations not later than December 31, 2009, and shall file such report with the joint committee on health care financing.
