Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 1 Fiscal Year 2014

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Health Market Oversight


Programs targeted to monitor and regulate the health coverage market through oversight, policy, and quality assurance.


Program

Description
Drug Control and Prescription Monitoring For the purpose of protecting consumers against fraud, deception and unsafe practices in the distribution, handling and use of pharmaceuticals by licensing pharmacies and monitoring the prescription of controlled substances.
Health Care Access For the purpose of providing regulatory oversight of the small group and individual health insurance markets in order to ensure the provision of affordable health plans including the dissemination of information to consumers relative to health insurance coverage and access to affordable insurance products.
Health Market Analysis For the purpose of monitoring the Massachusetts health care system and providing reliable information and analysis to improve health care quality, affordability, access, and outcomes.
Pharmaceutical / Medical Device Regulation For the purpose of supporting the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Code of Conduct which establishes standards for certain interactions between the pharmaceutical/medical device industry and health care providers/health plan administrators.
Health Connector Administration and Operations For the purpose of administering and operating the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority to support cost-containment of health insurance for students, individuals and small businesses and to support other state and federal health reform efforts aimed at decreasing the rate of uninsured persons in Massachusetts.

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