Health Care
Issues
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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