Massachusetts House Bill 984 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-09-26 - Accompanied a study order, see H4635
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

For legislation to establish a program within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to eliminate copays and deductibles for certain high-value and low-cost prescription drugs and treatments. Health Care Financing.

Relative to keep people healthy by removing barriers to cost-effective care

Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier [D]	Rep. Christine Barber [D]	Rep. Denise Provost [D]	Sen. Jason Lewis [D]
Rep. Paul Heroux [D]	Rep. Michelle DuBois [D]	Sen. Barbara L'Italien [D]	Rep. Jose Tosado [D]
Rep. Marjorie Decker [D]	Rep. Ellen Story [D]	Rep. Paul McMurtry [D]	Rep. Ruth Balser [D]
Rep. Josh Cutler [D]	Rep. David Rogers [D]	Rep. Carmine Gentile [D]	Rep. Angelo Puppolo [D]
Sen. Michael Brady [D]	Rep. Tom Sannicandro [D]	Rep. Steven Ultrino [D]	Rep. Gailanne Cariddi [D]
Rep. Sean Garballey [D]	Rep. Marcos Devers [D]	Rep. Jonathan Hecht [D]	Rep. Michael Day [D]
Rep. Kay Khan [D]	Rep. Jennifer Benson [D]	Rep. James O'Day [D]	Rep. Carlos Gonzalez [D]
Rep. Benjamin Swan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-09-26	House	Accompanied a study order, see H4635
2015-10-05	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 10/13/2015 from 11:00 AM-03:00 PM in B-2
2015-01-20	Senate	Senate concurred
2015-01-20	House	Referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

H4635 (Replaced by) 2016-09-26 - Discharged to the committee on House Rules
H841 (Similar To) 2016-04-25 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4195
H2984 (Similar To) 2016-09-15 - Accompanied a study order, see H4612
H1276 (Similar To) 2016-09-22 - Accompanied a study order, see H4624
H1937 (Similar To) 2016-05-05 - Accompanied a study order, see H4242
H3319 (Similar To) 2016-03-16 - Accompanied a study order, see H4083
H4763 (Similar To) 2017-01-06 - Signed by the Governor, Chapter 368 of the Acts of 2016
H4771 (Similar To) 2017-01-13 - Signed by the Governor, Chapter 433 of the Acts of 2016

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H984
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H984.pdf