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Page 2 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2022 PUBLIC AUCTION FRIDAY, JULY 15TH AT 1:00 PM MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE • MALDEN • 15 ROOM / 6 BEDROOM TWO FAMILY DUPLEX STYLE HOME Malden, MA To Be Sold On The Premises FEATURES: • Two Family Duplex Style Home • • Total of (15) Rooms w/ (6) Bedrooms & (2) Bathrooms • • ±4,317 S/F of Area • Gas FWA Heat • Basement • • Clapboard Siding • Hardwood Floors • Public Water & Sewer • • Zoned: Residential A • Assessor’s Parcel ID: M:137, B:799, L:909 • Sale Per Order Of Mortgagee Attorney Keith K. Fuller 5300 Bigelow Commons, Enfield, CT Attorney For Mortgagee TERMS OF SALE: $10,000.00 Deposit Cash Or Certified Funds 5% Buyers Premium Applies Other Terms To Be Announced At Time Of Sale Aaron Posnik AUCTIONEERS • APPRAISERS West Springfield, MA • Philadelphia, PA 413-733-5238 • 610-853-6655 TOLL FREE 1-877-POSNIK1 • (767-6451) MA Auc Lic #161 • PA Auc Lic #AY000241L Web: www.posnik.com • Email: info@posnik.com “LOCATED AT BUS STOP TO MALDEN T-STATION” 220 Lebanon Street Mass. House passes legislation to reform step therapy protocols L ast week the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed (153-0) An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety (H.4929), which limits the use of step therapy protocols in which insurance companies refuse to pay for the prescription drugs prescribed by a patient’s health care provider until the patient fi rst tries cheaper, and oftentimes ineff ective, alternatives. The legislation establishes exceptions a patient can use to avoid their insurer’s step therapy protocol and requires both MassHealth and commercial insurers to provide a clear and transparent process for patients and their care team to request OUR OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 519 BROADWAY, EVERETT SABATINO INSURANCE AGENCY 519 BROADWAY EVERETT, MA 02149 PHONE: (617) 387-7466 FAX: (617) 381-9186 Visit us online at: Rocco Longo, Owner WWW.SABATINO-INS.COM JESSICA GIANNINO State Representative an exception. On June 30, the Massachusetts Senate referred the legislation to its Committee on Ways and Means. “A top priority of the House is to ensure that every resident of the Commonwealth has access to quality, affordable health care, but controlling costs should never come at the expense of positive patient outcomes,” said House Speaker Ronald Mariano (D-Quincy). “This legislation helps to achieve that goal by ensuring that patients in Massachusetts can circumvent step therapy protocols in instances where the process will result in delayed access to the only adequate medication. I want to thank Chairman John Lawn, as well as all my colleagues in the House, for their commitment to improving our health care system, and for the hard work required to get this done.” “This is a great bill for patients,” said the House Chair of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, RepreJEFFREY TURCO State Representative sentative John Lawn (D-Watertown). “Under the leadership of Speaker Mariano and in collaboration with my House colleagues, patient advocates, and insurers, this legislation balances the need to manage utilization and control costs of expensive treatments with the moral imperative to protect patients who need life-saving treatments. Thanks to this bill, patients will get the right drug at the right time without delay.” “I am both grateful and proud to have been a part of the House passing this legislation; it would have not been possible without the leadership of Speaker Mariano and the teamwork of my colleagues in the House,” said Representative Jessica Giannino (D-Revere). “Insurance companies should not have the ability to gamble or bargain with the health of patients, rather insurers should be held accountable to provide a clear and transparent process for patients and their care team. This legislation will do just that, by limiting the use of step therapy protocols in the Commonwealth.” “Massachusetts is the national leader in health care services and delivery. This bill is a critical step in giving doctors and not insurance companies more control over our individual health care treatment plans,” said Representative Jeff rey Turco (D-Winthrop). “I am proud to have joined my colleagues in passing this important patients’ rights bill.” The legislation outlines four different circumstances that trigger the patient exception process: 1. The required treatment will harm the patient. 2. The required treatment is expected to be ineff ective. 3. The patient previously tried the required treatment, or similar treatment, and it was ineff ective or harmed the patient. 4. The patient is stable on a REFORM | SEE Page 19

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