An Act to improve healthcare and reduce consumer costs
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Section 51 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:- No original license shall be issued to establish or maintain a for-profit hospital or a for-profit clinic providing ambulatory surgery.
Section 51G of said chapter 111, as most recently amended by section 64 of chapter 343 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- (9) No original license shall be granted to establish or maintain a for-profit acute care hospital.
Section 4 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- (18) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner shall not grant licenses or certificates of authority to issue policies of health insurance to any for-profit company.
This act shall take effect 18 months following the date of its enactment.
SECTION 1. Section 51 of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:- No original license shall be issued to establish or maintain a for-profit hospital or a for-profit clinic providing ambulatory surgery. SECTION 2. Section 51G of said chapter 111, as most recently amended by section 64 of chapter 343 of the acts of 2024, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- (9) No original license shall be granted to establish or maintain a for-profit acute care hospital. SECTION 3. Section 4 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:- (18) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner shall not grant licenses or certificates of authority to issue policies of health insurance to any for-profit company. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect 18 months following the date of its enactment.