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MA H4334
Bill
Status
7/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joint Committee on Financial Services
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AI Summary
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Requires insurance coverage for services provided by certified nurse-midwives licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing under section 80C of chapter 112
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Mandates payment parity: certified nurse-midwives must be reimbursed at the same rate as physicians for the same services within their scope of practice
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Applies to multiple insurance types: Group Insurance Commission plans (state employees), commercial insurers (Chapter 175), hospital service plans (Chapter 176A), medical service plans (Chapter 176B), and HMOs (Chapter 176G)
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Prohibits insurers from reducing physician reimbursement rates as a means of complying with the payment parity requirement
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Sponsored by Representatives Marjorie C. Decker and Susannah M. Whipps; reported favorably by the Financial Services Committee on July 31, 2025
Legislative Description
To increase access to nurse-midwifery services
Last Action
Reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
7/31/2025