H1375 • 2025

An Act prohibiting surprise outside billing

Healthcare

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Sponsor: Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Last action: 2026-02-09
Official status: Accompanied a study order, see H5066
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act prohibiting surprise outside billing

An Act prohibiting surprise outside billing By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act prohibiting surprise outside billing By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1375) of Bradley H.
Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to consider and evaluate the efficacy of policies that require hospitals and other health care providers to sell bundled packages of services that include fees for all relevant physicians.
Health Care Financing.

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Bill History

2026-02-09 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5066
2025-10-20 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2025-07-03 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2025-04-03 Senate
Senate concurred
2025-03-31 House
Discharged to the committee on Financial Services
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act prohibiting surprise outside billing
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1375) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to consider and evaluate the efficacy of policies that require hospitals and other health care providers to sell bundled packages of services that include fees for all relevant physicians. Health Care Financing.

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Bill H.1375

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be a commission to study and provide recommendations to address and prevent surprise outside billing.

SECTION 2. The commission shall consist of the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on health care financing, who shall serve as the co-chairs; one member to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; one member to be appointed by the president of the senate; one member to be appointed by the house minority leader; one member to be appointed by the senate minority leader; the director of the health policy commission or a designee; the commissioner of the department of public health or a designee; and the executive director of the center for health information and analysis or a designee.

SECTION 3. The commission shall consider and evaluate the efficacy of policies that require hospitals and other health care providers to sell bundled packages of services that include fees for all relevant physicians, including but not limited to anesthesiologists, pathologists, and radiologists, with the intention of limiting and preventing surprise outside billing. The commission shall take into consideration similar laws put in place by other states. The commission shall develop recommendations including but not limited to prohibiting surprise outside billing, requiring insurance carriers to hold members harmless, and applying regulations across all providers, including health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations.

SECTION 4. The commission shall submit its report and findings, along with any recommendations and drafted legislation, to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on health care financing, and the clerks of the house of representatives and senate within 12 months of the passage of this act.

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