MA H1120

Creates new Chapter 176Y establishing a legal framework for "direct primary care" membership agreements between patients and primary care providers in Massachusetts

Direct primary care agreements allow patients to pay a periodic fee directly to a provider for primary care services, without the provider billing third-party insurers on a fee-for-service basis

Agreements must allow either party to terminate in writing without penalty, with notice not exceeding 60 days

Third parties may pay the periodic fee on behalf of patients, but providers cannot charge additional compensation for services already covered by the membership fee

Agreements must prominently disclose that direct primary care is not health insurance and does not satisfy any federal individual health insurance mandate