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LD1663 • 2025

An Act Relating to Health Care Transparency and the Maine Health Data Organization

An Act Relating to Health Care Transparency and the Maine Health Data Organization

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Sponsor
Representative Joshua Morris
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Relating to Health Care Transparency and the Maine Health Data Organization

An Act Relating to Health Care Transparency and the Maine Health Data Organization Sponsor: Representative Joshua Morris Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Relating to Health Care Transparency and the Maine Health Data Organization Sponsor: Representative Joshua Morris Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-04-15 House

    Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-04-15 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act Relating to Health Care Transparency and the Maine Health Data Organization
Sponsor:
Representative Joshua Morris
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1663
H.P. 1104 House of Representatives, April 15, 2025
An Act Relating to Health Care Transparency and the Maine Health
Data Organization
Reference to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MORRIS of Turner.
Cosponsored by Representative: LIBBY of Auburn.

Page 1 - 132LR1899(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §8720 is enacted to read:
3§8720. Reporting of average amount paid by public payors
4 The organization shall report the average amount paid by public payors, including but
5 not limited to Medicare and the MaineCare program, on its publicly accessible website that
6 reports the average amount paid for common health care procedures at different health care
7 settings in the same manner that it reports the average amount paid by commercial payors.
8SUMMARY
9 This bill requires the Maine Health Data Organization to report the average amount
10 paid by public payors, including but not limited to Medicare and the MaineCare program,
11 on its publicly accessible website that reports the average amount paid for common health
12 care procedures at different health care settings in the same manner that it reports the
13 average amount paid by commercial payors.
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