Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1387: An Act to increase reimbursement for low historic relative price hospitals
Status: In committee, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6D of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 9 the following section:- Section 9A. (a) For the purposes of this section, “low historic relative price hospital” shall mean an acute hospital (i) with an average statewide relative price across all carriers during a 5-year period of less than 0.90, and (ii) that is either corporately independent or is corporately affiliated with 2 or more acute hospitals but negotiates carrier contracts separately and on its own behalf. The commission, in consultation with the center, shall annually publish a list of acute hospitals that qualify as low historic relative price hospitals under this section. (b) The commission shall establish a rate equity target to advance the equitable reimbursement of low historic relative price hospitals: (1) For the benchmark cycle of calendar years 2026 to 2029, inclusive, a carrier shall not pay any in-network low historic relative price hospital a payment rate that is less than 15 per cent below the average relative price of all acute hospitals in the carrier’s network; (2) For the benchmark cycle of calendar years 2029 to 2032, inclusive, the average annual reimbursement rate increase from a carrier to a low historic relative price hospital shall be not less than 2 per cent above the health care cost growth benchmark; (3) …
Sponsors
- Christopher Markey (D) · primary sponsor
- Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
- Antonio Cabral (D)
- Carole Fiola (D)
- Christopher Hendricks (D)
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
Common questions
- What is H1387?
- H1387 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act to increase reimbursement for low historic relative price hospitals.
- What is the status of H1387?
- In committee as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Reporting date extended to Friday, July 31, 2026 (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1387?
- Christopher Markey (D), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1387?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1387
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