[ Text of section effective until November 4, 2012. Repealed by 2012, 224, Sec. 132.]

  Section 23. The division shall establish a continuing program of investigation and study of the uninsured and underinsured in the commonwealth, including the health insurance needs of the residents of the geographically isolated or rural areas of the commonwealth. Said continuing investigation and study shall examine the overall impact of programs developed by the division and the division of medical assistance on the uninsured, the underinsured, and the role of employers in assisting their employees in affording health insurance.