Health Care
Issues
AIM
Statement to Special Commission on Benefit Reduction
AIM Statement before the Special Commission to Study the Impact of
Reducing the Number of Health Benefit Plans that a Health Payer May
Maintain and Offer to Individuals and Employers
AIM
Responses to Special Commission Questionnaire
AIM's response to the Special Commission on Health Benefit Plan
Reduction Stakeholder Questionnaire
AIM
Statement regarding Reducing the Number of Health Benefit Plans
AIM testimony in opposition to limiting the number of health benefit
plans available at this time
Opposition
to Section 31 of House Bill 5028, Ambulance Service Providers
AIM letter in opposition to Section 31 of House Bill 5028 dealing with
ambulance service providers.
Supplemental
Budget and Ambulance Service Providers (Section 31)
AIM letter urging Governor Patrick to veto Section 31 of House Bill 5028
dealing with ambulance service providers.
S.2585
- An Act to Promote Cost Containment, Transparency and Efficiency in the
Provision of Quality Health Insurance for Individuals and Small
Businesses
AIM Letter to Governor Patrick in support of S.2585
SB.2447:
An Act To Promote Cost Containment, Transparency and Efficiency In The
Provision Of Quality Health Insurance For Individuals and Small
Businesses
AIM letter to Members of the House of Representatives regarding SB.
2447, as amended by House Ways and Means Committee.
Fiscal
Year 2011 State Budget Matter
AIM’s letter that was mailed to Budget Conferees regarding budget
line items pending before the committee
Oppose
Amendment 628: Prohibiting Co-pays & Deductibles for Early
Intervention Services; Support Amendments 657 & 689: Striking DHCFP
Assessment on Health Plans & Employers
AIM testimony in opposition to Amendment 628 and support for
Amendments 657 & 689
An
Act to promote cost containment, transparency and efficiency in the
provision of quality health insurance for individuals and small
businesses
AIM’s letter to the Senate regarding the pending health care cost
containment bill
HB
4490 - Small Business Health Care Cost Proposal
AIM testimony regarding HB 4490 – An Act Providing For Job
Creation For Small Businesses
Group Purchasing Cooperatives
AIM's comments on group purchasing cooperatives
HB. 2151 - An Act Relative to Prescription Assistance
Programs
AIM would like to be recorded in
support of HB. 2151 because it allows "a rebate or other reduction in
price on a prescription drug or a limited time free supply of a
prescription drug that is made available to an
individual."
Health Care Reform Letter
An
Open Letter to the Members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation
Regarding the Congressional Debate on Health Care Reform
H. 923, H. 3809, S. 478 and S. 501 Coverage of Autism
Spectrum and Other Developmental Disorders
AIM testimony in opposition to H. 923, H. 3809, S. 478 and S. 501
Coverage of Autism Spectrum and Other Developmental Disorders
AIM Testimony regarding Recommendations of the Special
Commission on Payment Reform
AIM’s
initial thoughts on payment reform
AIM Letter to Senator Kerry in Opposition to the
Proposed Tax on Medical Device and Diagnostic Product
Proposed Tax on Medical Device and Diagnostic Product
AIM testimony in support of SB.554, SB.568, HB.1081 and
in opposition to HB.1084, HB.1091, HB.1102, SB.549, SB.550
AIM testimony in support of SB.554, SB.568, HB.1081 and in opposition to
HB.1084, HB.1091, HB.1102, SB.549 and SB.550
Association Health Plan Legislation: SB.4446,
HB.3452
AIM testimony in opposition to Association Health
Plans Legislation, SB. 446 and HB. 3452
Various Bills to Limit Mandated Benefits: SB 514,
HB.1042, HB.1047, HB.3678, HB.3679
AIM testimony in Support of various bills to Limit Mandated Benefits:
SB. 514, HB 1042, HB. 1047, HB. 3678 and HB. 3679
SB 1040 - An Act to Promote Wellness for Persons in the
Service of the Commonwealth and SB 1180 - An Act Improving the Health of
the GIC Population and Reducing the Cost of Health Care
AIM testimony in support of SB 1040 "An Act to Promote Wellness
for Persons in the Service of the Commonwealth" and SB 1180, "An Act
Improving the Health of the GIC Population and Reducing the Cost of
Health Care".
HB. 1071, HB. 1083 and SB. 530 Relating to the Insurance
Partnership Program
AIM testimony regarding HB.
1071, HB. 1083 and SB. 530, Relating to the Insurance Partnership
Program
HB. 1080 entitled "An Act Relative to Manufacturers
Coupons and Rebates"
AIM testimony in support of HB. 1080 entitled “An Act Relative to
Manufacturers Coupons and Rebates.”
Employer Perspective on Massachusetts Health Care
Reform
Statement of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) before
Chairman Edward M. Kennedy, Senator Michael B. Enzi and Members of the
Health Education Labor and Pension Committee’s Roundtable Hearing
entitled “Learning From the States: Individual State Experiences
with Health Care Reform Coverage Initiatives in the Context of National
Reform.”
An Act to Create a Community Hospital Capital Reserve
Fund
AIM's testimony regarding SB 579: An Act to Create a
Community Hospital Capital Reserve Fund
An Act Relative to Health Care Mandates
AIM legislation is designed to lower the cost of health care
by imposing a mortatorium on new health-care mandates and repealing
mandated benefits that are no longer effective. The bill also calls
for reform of medical malpractice and streamlining of health-related
administrative procedures.
An Act to Eliminate the Medical Security Trust
Fund
Employers pay an annual surcharge on their
unemployment insurance bills of $16.80 per employee to cover the cost of
health insurance for the unemployed. AIM’s bill eliminates the
fund because Health Reform has given people the ability to purchase
health insurance through the Commonwealth Connector at affordable
prices.
An Act to Contain Health Care Costs
The bill seeks to increase transparency in the cost of health care by
requiring health-care facilities to make charge information available to
self-pay patients, establishing a billing appeal process and making
charge master information available.
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