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Massachusetts "Equitable Healthcare Pricing" Initiative (2016)
| Massachusetts "Equitable Healthcare Pricing" Initiative | |
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| Type | Initiated state statute |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Healthcare |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The "Equitable Healthcare Pricing" Initiative was a state statute initiated by citizens for the Massachusetts ballot on November 8, 2016.
The measure would have regulated non-government health insurance plan payments to healthcare providers for medical services. It would have ensured that payments would be no more than 20 percent above or 20 percent below the average price paid to providers by that health plan for a certain medical service.[1]
Petitioners collected signatures for a similar measure, the "Fair Healthcare Pricing" Initiative, that would ensure payments would not be more than 20 percent above or 10 percent below the average price paid to providers.
Text of measure
Petition name
The petition name is as follows:[1]
| “ | Massachusetts Equitable Health Care Pricing Act[2] | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary can be found here.
Full text
The full text of the measure can be found here.
Path to the ballot
Supporters had until December 2, 2015, to submit at least 64,750 valid signatures. The initiative did not meet the required amount of signatures to be put before the Legislature.[3]
State profile
| Demographic data for Massachusetts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 6,784,240 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 7,800 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 79.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 7.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.9% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 10.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.8% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 40.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $68,563 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.1% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Massachusetts. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
Massachusetts voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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See also
- Massachusetts 2016 ballot measures
- 2016 ballot measures
- Massachusetts Legislature
- List of Massachusetts ballot measures
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mass.gov, "15-20," accessed December 4, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Official Website of the Attorney General of Massachusetts, "Current Petitions Filed," accessed January 13, 2016
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