Massachusetts General Laws
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 6d - Health Policy Commission

Section 1 - Definitions - Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words...

Section 2 - Health Policy Commission; Governing Board; Members; Duties and Powers; Annual Report - Section 2. (a) There shall be established within the executive...

Section 2a - Confidentiality of Nonpublic Clinical, Financial, Strategic or Operational Documents - Section 2A. The commission shall keep confidential all nonpublic clinical,...

Section 3 - Board Powers and Duties - Section 3. For the purposes of this chapter, the board...

Section 4 - Advisory Council - Section 4. There shall be an advisory council to the...

Section 5 - Monitoring of Health Care Delivery and Payment System - Section 5. The commission shall monitor the reform of the...

Section 6 - Payment by Acute Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center or Surcharge Payor for Estimated Expenses of Commission - Section 6. Each acute hospital, ambulatory surgical center and surcharge...

Section 7 - Administration of the Healthcare Payment Reform Fund; Competitive Process for Development of Health Care Payment and Service Delivery Models; Annual Report - Section 7. (a) The commission, in consultation with the advisory...

Section 8 - Public Hearings; Witnesses; Annual Report - Section 8. (a) Not later than October 1 of every...

Section 8a - Pharmaceutical Drug Pricing; Manufacturer Disclosure of Pricing Information; Determination of Supplemental Rebate, Proposed Value or Reasonableness of Pricing of a Drug - Section 8A. (a) As used in this section, the following...

Section 9 - Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark; Modification - Section 9. (a) Not later than April 15 of every...

Section 10 - Notice to Health Care Entities Exceeding Health Care Cost Growth Benchmark; Performance Improvement Plan; Waiver; Penalty for Failure to Comply - Section 10. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''health...

Section 11 - Registration Program for Provider Organizations; Division of Insurance Risk Certificate - Section 11. (a) The commission shall develop and administer a...

Section 12 - Negotiation of Network Contracts by Unregistered Provider or Provider Organization Prohibited - Section 12. (a) No provider or provider organization may negotiate...

Section 13 - Notice of Material Changes to Operations or Governance Structure of Provider or Provider Organization; Cost and Market Impact Review - Section 13. (a) Every provider or provider organization shall, before...

Section 14 - Standards of Certification for Patient-Centered Medical Homes; Coordination of Care; Quality Standards - Section 14. (a) By January 1, 2014, the commission, in...

Section 15 - Certification as Accountable Care Organization (Aco); Standards - Section 15. (a) The commission shall establish a process for...

Section 16 - Office of Patient Protection; Powers and Duties; External Review System - Section 16. (a) There is hereby established within the commission...

Section 17 - Annual Report; Audits - Section 17. The commission shall keep an accurate account of...

Section 18 - Adoption of Regulations to Implement Chapter 6d - Section 18. The commission may adopt regulations to implement this...

Section 19 - Early Childhood Investment Opportunity Grant Program - [Text of section effective until July 1, 2021. Repealed by...