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MA S893

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Montigny

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Changes health care cost reporting requirements from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall") under Chapter 12C, Section 11 of the General Laws

  • Authorizes the center to promulgate regulations defining "just cause" for purposes of the health care cost reporting section

  • Prohibits granting or renewing acute care hospital licenses to for-profit entities that acquire non-profit acute care hospitals through sale, lease, merger, or other conversion on or after April 1, 2024

  • Applies to any disposition or conversion of non-profit acute care hospital property, assets, or operations to for-profit successors

Legislative Description

To ensure timely health care cost reporting and protecting not-for-profit patient care

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2931

1/29/2026

Committee Referrals

Health Care Financing2/27/2025

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