An Act relative to hospital profit transparency and fairness
This bill requires hospitals that receive state funding to report their annual operating margins and CEO compensation to a state health data center. Facilities with operating margins exceeding 8% or CEO pay more than 100 times the lowest-paid employee's salary would face civil penalties equal to the excess amounts. Additionally, hospitals must disclose all their financial assets, including those held outside the United States, with the information made public within seven days. The penalties collected from these violations would be placed into a new fund dedicated to improving Medicaid reimbursement rates for eligible hospitals.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action May 2, 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
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 11, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Cutler
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Doherty
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Flanagan
DDemocratic
Co
David LeBoeuf
DDemocratic
Co
Denise Garlick
DDemocratic
Co
Erika Uyterhoeven
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Lewis
DDemocratic
Co
James Arena-DeRosa
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Eldridge
DDemocratic
Co
Jim O'Day
DDemocratic
Co
Lindsay Sabadosa
DDemocratic
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