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MA H4068

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Adam Scanlon

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Requires employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees in Massachusetts who do not offer qualifying group health insurance to pay a "fair share employer contribution" to help cover uncompensated care costs for uninsured residents

  • Caps the annual fair share employer contribution at $295 per employee, payable as a single payment or in semi-annual or quarterly installments

  • Excludes employees from the contribution calculation if they have qualifying coverage through a spouse, parent, veteran's plan, Medicare, or disability/retirement plans

  • Takes effect only if the federal Affordable Care Act employer mandate (26 U.S.C. §4980H) is repealed or the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines it is no longer enforced

  • Establishes a 60-day appeal process for employers disputing their contribution liability, during which interest, penalties, and fees are suspended and funds cannot be seized from employer bank accounts

Legislative Description

Relative to protecting health insurance coverage

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5181

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Labor and Workforce Development5/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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