MA S883

Prohibits all Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and MassHealth providers and suppliers from billing Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) enrollees for Medicare Part A or Part B cost-sharing amounts

Cost-sharing protections cover deductibles, co-pays, and co-insurance charges

Providers who unlawfully bill QMB beneficiaries face sanctions including monetary fines

Division must promulgate regulations establishing sanctions within 90 days of the law taking effect

Sanctions will account for mitigating circumstances such as clerical errors and good faith mistakes