Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1383: An Act relative the use and impact of prior authorization for health care services
Status: In committee, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special rule to the contrary, the health policy commission, in collaboration with the center for health information and analysis and the division of insurance, shall conduct an analysis and report on the use of prior authorization for health care services and its impact on cost, quality and access. (b) The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) an assessment and inventory of admissions, items, services, treatments, procedures and medications that require prior authorization and that have a high rate of approval or denial for standard and expedited requests, including after appeal; (ii) the timeline for review and adjudication, including the time to adjudicate an appeal, for standard and expedited requests for admissions, items, services, treatments, procedures and medications that require prior authorization; (iii) total health care expenditures associated with the submission and processing, including appeals, of prior authorization determinations; (iv) an analysis of the impact of prior authorization requirements on patient access to and cost of care by patient demographics, geographic region and type of service; (v) identification of admissions, items, services, treatments, procedures and medications subject to prior authorization that have low variation in utilization across providers and carriers, or low denial rates across carriers; (vi) identification of admissions, items, services, treatments, procedures and medications subject to prior authorization for …
Sponsors
- John Lawn (D) · primary sponsor
- Gregory Schwartz (D)
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Monday, June 15, 2026
- : Reporting date extended until Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-04:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Health Care Financing (July 22, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1383?
- H1383 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative the use and impact of prior authorization for health care services.
- What is the status of H1383?
- In committee as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1383?
- John Lawn (D), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1383?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1383
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