Bill Text: MA H1065 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Control cost containment, transparency and efficiency in the delivery of quality health care
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-30 - Accompanied a study order, see H05006 [H1065 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1065-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel E. Bosley
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to creating a single biller system to control health care costs.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Daniel E. Bosley |
1st Berkshire |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to creating a single biller system to control
health care costs.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Subsection 6D of section 4 of chapter 305 of the Acts of 2008 is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph (c) the following paragraph:-
(d) The institute shall, in consultation with the council, investigate the benefits, cost savings, and feasibility of creating a statewide single biller system in which all administrative procedures including, but not limited to, billing, data entry, and scheduling for all consumers, healthcare providers, and insurers shall be coordinated through one regional entity that would handle all paperwork relating to healthcare for patients. The institute may create a single biller pilot project for a regional administration center for the northern berkshire region’s health care industry including the city of North Adams and the towns of Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Savoy and Williamstown. The institute shall study the effects and outcomes of the pilot program and if determined to have a positive impact on the health care industry may utilize said results as a basis and model to create these regional administration centers throughout the commonwealth.
