Last month, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office filed proposed new consumer protection regulations designed to protect Massachusetts residents from unscrupulous marketing of plans that claim to offer discounts on medical products or services. The proposed regulations filed with the Secretary of State’s Office would require organizations marketing medical discount plans for sale in Massachusetts to fully disclose how the plan works and whether the plan is limited to certain services or products from certain providers.
Before the regulations are permanently promulgated, the Attorney General will hold a public hearing on the proposed regulations on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will be held at the Attorney General’s Office in Conference Room C-D on the second floor of 100 Cambridge Street in Boston. Copies of the proposed regulation, the notice of hearing, and the Attorney General’s fiscal effect and small business statements are on the Attorney General’s website, or by calling Ashley Reid at (617) 963-2488.
Interested parties are encouraged to attend the hearing and provide testimony. Requests to testify should be directed to:
Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley
Health Care Division
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
Attn: Ashley Reid
Written comments on the proposed regulations also may be sent to this address, on or before October 23, 2009.
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