SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1651 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 520 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: John Hart, Jr. _______________ 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: An Act relative to indexing provider growth by health care providers. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | John Hart, Jr. | First Suffolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1651 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 520 By Mr. Hart, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 520) of John Hart, Jr. for legislation relative to indexing growth by health care providers. Health Care Financing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to indexing provider growth by health care providers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Indexing Provider Growth SECTION 1. Section 18 of Chapter 12C by adding the following after the first sentence: For providers and provider organizations, excessive spending shall be determined based on the increase in the provider’s or provider organization’s health status adjusted total medical expense in excess of: (a) the cost growth benchmark divided by (b) the provider’s or the provider organization’s relative price. |
