Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1386: An Act to ensure uniform and transparent reporting of medical debt data
Status: In committee, May 2, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 6D of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (d) in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:- (d) The commission shall consider proposals that achieve 1 or more of the following goals: (i) to support safety-net provider and disproportionate share hospital participation in new payment and health care payment and service delivery models; (ii) to support the successful implementation of performance improvement plans by health care entities under subsection (c) of section 10; (iii) to support cooperative efforts between representatives of employees and management that are focused on controlling costs and improving the quality of care through workforce engagement; (iv) to support the evaluation of mobile health and connected health technologies to improve health outcomes among under-served patients with chronic diseases; (v) to develop the capacity to safely and effectively treat chronic, common, and complex diseases in rural and underserved areas and to monitor outcomes of those treatments; (vi) to reimburse the center for health information analysis on all funds expended for the purposes of executing the uniform medical debt reporting system established in section 25 of chapter 12C; and (vii) any other goals as determined by the commission. SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 12C of the General Laws, as …
Sponsors
- John Mahoney (D, 13th Worcester) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
Common questions
- What is H1386?
- H1386 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to ensure uniform and transparent reporting of medical debt data.
- What is the status of H1386?
- In committee as of May 2, 2025. Latest action: Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium (May 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored H1386?
- John Mahoney (D, 13th Worcester).
- Where is the official record for H1386?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1386
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