MA S798

Expands criteria for annual rewards and incentives for health insurance cooperatives to include increased administrative efficiencies from group purchasing and use of transparency tools to control healthcare costs or educate members on proper utilization

Authorizes insurance carriers to annually offer small business groups rewards or incentives designed to promote job growth and job retention

Reward amounts would be determined by carriers based on differences in administrative costs related to the size of the small group

Requires carriers to submit any reward programs to the commissioner for informational purposes before making payments

Mandates that reward qualification requirements be applied equally and consistently to all small group purchasers in similar situations