SENATE, No. 1548

By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1548) of Thomas M. McGee for legislation relative to retirees rights to notice of health insurance rate increases. Public Service.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.


AN ACT relative to retirees rights to notice of health insurance rate increases

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.    Section 9E of Chapter 32B is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:

No city, town, district, regional school district, veterans service district, welfare district or health district shall reduce a subsidiary or additional rate paid for the group life, hospital, surgical, medical, dental or other health insurance for employees retired from such, city, town, district, regional school district, veterans service district, welfare district or health district until a hearing has been held for the specific purpose of reducing the subsidiary or additional rate which all retirees affected by such action have been notified in writing at least 30 days in advance.