An Act to increase enrollment in affordable health plan networks
This bill modifies Massachusetts health insurance laws to give insurance companies more flexibility in managing their provider networks. It allows carriers to be exempted from certain rules if most of their members are already enrolled in a single rate region or receive government subsidies. Additionally, the bill removes restrictions that previously prevented insurers from creating select or tiered network plans, which group doctors into different levels of coverage based on their contract terms. These changes directly affect health insurance carriers and the healthcare providers they contract with, enabling more varied network structures.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Sep 5, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Financial Services
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Robertson
DDemocratic
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