HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4691
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, May 30, 2024.
The committee on Financial Services, to whom were referred the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 930) of Bruce J. Ayers that
insurance companies be authorized to extend rebates to clients with safe
driving records; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 941) of
Ruth B. Balser relative to healthcare carrier utilization review; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 946) of Christine P. Barber, Lindsay N.
Sabadosa and Natalie M. Higgins for legislation to increase access to
lactation care and services; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
965) of Daniel R. Carey relative to direct dental care agreements; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 966) of Daniel R. Carey for
legislation to provide equal and fair access to affordable dental care for all
patients; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 969) of Gerard J.
Cassidy relative to insurance premium criteria; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 970) of Gerard J. Cassidy relative to disclosure of
insurance allowed amounts for admissions, procedures or services by
healthcare providers; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 976)
of Rob Consalvo and John J. Lawn, Jr. for legislation to provide health
insurance coverage for individuals with vitiligo; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 979) of Mark J. Cusack relative to the public reporting
of hospital margins; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 983) of
Michael S. Day relative to motor vehicle insurance premiums; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 988) of Marjorie C. Decker relative to
regulating separate out-of-pocket insurance limits for prescription drugs,
including specialty drugs; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
991) of Marjorie C. Decker relative to reimbursement for recovery peer
specialists; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 992) of Angelo
L. D'Emilia, Paul McMurtry and others relative to insurance payments for
use of ambulance services; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
993) of Mindy Domb and others relative to cost sharing or required
utilization review charges for contagious and infectious disease healthcare
services; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 994) of Mindy
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Domb and Samantha Montaño for legislation to increase access and
transparency of health insurance data; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1002) of Peter J. Durant relative to auditory healthcare
coverage for children; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1003)
of Rodney M. Elliott for legislation to further regulate the withdrawal of
local subscribers from the Group Insurance Commission; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1009) of Carole A. Fiola, Michael J.
Soter and Paul A. Schmid, III for legislation to require certain healthcare
carriers to share accountability with providers for uncollectible patient
obligations after insurance; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1019) of Colleen M. Garry relative to the rights of pharmacists to
participate as preferred health care providers; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 1020) of Colleen M. Garry and others relative to colon
cancer under the age of 50 years of age, prevalence, screening and
insurance coverage and care; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1022) of Colleen M. Garry relative to providing coverage for physical
therapy preventative, ongoing chronic maintenance, and acute treatment
for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1029) of Kenneth I. Gordon and Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative
to mandating infertility insurance coverage; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1031) of Danielle W. Gregoire and Mindy Domb that the
Division of Insurance be authorized to impose an assessment to support
expenses associated with the delivery of health care services; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1037) of Natalie M. Higgins, Christine
P. Barber and others relative to trans-inclusive health care access; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1039) of Natalie M. Higgins
relative to insurance coverage for Alfi’s syndrome; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1040) of Kevin G. Honan relative to
establishing alternative payment arrangements to promote health care non-
discrimination; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1042) of
Vanna Howard relative to substance abuse healthcare coverage; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1044) of Steven S. Howitt
relative to exempting certain motor vehicle accidents from insurance point
surcharges; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1045) of Steven
S. Howitt relative to unpaid health insurance deductibles; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1047) of Steven S. Howitt and others
relative to eliminating surcharges for motor vehicle inspection violations;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1050) of Daniel J. Hunt
relative to payment of patient access to non-emergency medical
transportation; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1052) of
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Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to establish pregnancy as a
qualifying event for eligibility for special enrollment in certain health
plans in the state health insurance exchange; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1053) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to
establishing a commission (including members of the General Court) to
study the promotion of preferred pharmacy networks where insurers can
negotiate lower drug prices; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1055) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to contracts for
pharmacy services between health insurance carriers or pharmacy benefits'
managers and pharmacies or pharmacists; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1056) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an
investigation by a special commission (including members of the General
Court) relative to maximum allowable costs lists utilized by payers and
pharmaceutical benefit managers to identify the maximum amount health
plans will pay for certain prescription drugs; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1058) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to
insurance surcharges for driving with an expired inspection sticker; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1059) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr.,
and others relative to electronic automobile insurance charges; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1063) of Hannah Kane and others
relative to motor vehicle insurance discounts for marijuana impairment
education courses; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1065) of
Mary S. Keefe, Joan Meschino and others relative to surcharges on motor
vehicle insurance premiums; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1081) of John J. Lawn, Jr., and others relative to preserving preventative
services without cost sharing; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1082) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf and Vanna Howard relative
to eligibility for reimbursement by certain health plans; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1091) of Christopher M. Markey
relative to patient care; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1096) of Frank A. Moran and Estela A. Reyes relative to unilateral health
care provider contract changes; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1098) of Frank A. Moran and Estela A. Reyes relative to motor
vehicle insurance costs for traditionally low-and moderate income
communities; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1110) of
Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to dental insurance assignment of benefits;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1111) of Alice Hanlon
Peisch relative to a dental insurance; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1115) of Edward R. Philips, Jessica Ann Giannino and others
relative to healthcare coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of breast
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cancer; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1116) of Edward R.
Philips that health insurance policies that cover infantile cataract surgery
be required to provide coverage for aphakic lenses for treatment and
rehabilitation; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1117) of
Edward R. Philips relative to insurance coverage for colorectal cancer
screenings and breast cancer screenings; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1119) of Edward R. Philips and others relative to consumer
cost protections under the dental medical loss ratio; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1121) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., relative
to motor vehicle service contracts; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1122) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., and others relative to financial
services contracts for dental benefits corporations; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1123) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., relative
to further clarifying the delivery of health care and dentistry; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1124) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., David
Allen Robertson and Paul McMurtry relative to dental insurance
assignment of benefits; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1126) of David M. Rogers relative to the modification of the safe drivers
insurance plan relative to minor violations; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1127) of David M. Rogers for legislation to repeal certain
personal injury protection motor vehicle insurance laws; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1128) of David M. Rogers for
legislation to provide information to consumers in the issuance of
automobile insurance policies and bonds; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1130) of Jeffrey N. Roy for legislation to protect
consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1132) of Jeffrey N. Roy for
legislation to provide information to consumers in the issuance of
automobile insurance policies and bonds; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1134) of Daniel J. Ryan relative to testing for Factor V
Leiden; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1138) of Lindsay N.
Sabadosa, Natalie M. Higgins and others relative to health insurance
coverage for voluntary female sterilization; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1147) of Danillo A. Sena and Paul McMurtry relative to
access to specialty medications; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1149) of Alan Silvia and others relative to insurance coverage for
individuals with autism; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1150) of Alan Silvia relative to access to generic medications; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1159) of Tommy Vitolo relative to
health insurance coverage for certain medically fragile students; the
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petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1160) of Thomas P. Walsh for
legislation to prohibit denials of certain payments for health care service;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3554) of Kristin E. Kassner
and Samantha Montaño relative to insurance coverage of hearing aids; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3584) of Vanna Howard, David
M. Rogers and others that insurance providers cover a minimum of 30
days for in-patient substance abuse treatment; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 3586) of Jon Santiago relative to healthcare insurance
coverage for maternal and pediatric health; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3757) of Sally P. Kerans relative to prohibiting insurers
from requiring annual re-authorizations for certain prescription drugs; and
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4068) of Julie Mejia relative
to health insurance coverage for diabetic products, reports recommending
that the accompanying order (House, No. 4691) ought to be adopted.
For the committee,
JAMES M. MURPHY.
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 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4691
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives,
1 Ordered, That the committee on Financial Services be authorized to sit during a recess of
2 the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 930, 941,
3 946, 965, 966, 969, 970, 976, 979, 983, 988, 991, 992, 993, 994, 1002, 1003, 1009, 1019, 1020,
4 1022, 1029, 1031, 1037, 1039, 1040, 1042, 1044, 1045, 1047, 1050, 1052, 1053, 1055, 1056,
5 1058, 1059, 1063, 1065, 1081, 1082, 1091, 1096, 1098, 1110, 1111, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1119,
6 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1130, 1132, 1134, 1138, 1147, 1149, 1150, 1159,
7 1160, 3554, 3584, 3586, 3757 and 4068, relative to auto and health insurance.
8 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
9 and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
10 recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
11 on or before December 31, 2024.
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