Massachusetts H 994: An Act to increase access and transparency of health insurance data

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3984 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 994

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mindy Domb
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to increase access and transparency of health insurance data.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Mindy Domb 3rd Hampshire 1/20/2023
Samantha Montaño 15th Suffolk 1/23/2023

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3984 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 994
By Representative Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 994) of Mindy
Domb and Samantha Montaño for legislation to increase access and transparency of health
insurance data. Financial Services.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to increase access and transparency of health insurance data.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 SECTION 1: Section 16 of chapter 12C of the General Laws is hereby amended by
2 adding at the end thereof the following subsection:-
3 (d) The center, as part of its annual report, shall evaluate and report on individual carrier
4 data metrics submitted to the center pursuant to subsection (b), clauses (1) through (5) of section
5 10 of chapter 12C as well as data submitted to the Division of Insurance under section 6 of
6 Chapter 176J and section 21 of chapter 176O. The center shall issue public reports on carrier
7 data periodically, including through its annual report.
8 SECTION 2: Section 6 of chapter 176J of the General Laws is hereby amended by
9 inserting at the end of subsection (b) the following sentence:-
10 The commissioner shall make all information submitted to the division pursuant to the
11 provisions of this subsection publicly available on a website in an easily readable and
12 understandable format on an annual basis.