Hemman v. Harvard Community Health Plan, Inc.

Smith J.

The plaintiffs, including the town of Norwood, seek declaratory relief, pursuant to G. L. c. 231 A, concerning a controversy between Norwood and the Harvard Community Health Plan, Inc. (HCHP), over the proper interpretation of certain sections of G. L. c. 32B. That statute permits governmental units “to provide group insurance (medical and certain other coverages) to their employees and their employees’ dependents.” Watertown Firefighters, Local 1347, I.A.F.F., AFL-CIO v. Watertown, 376 Mass. 706, 710 (1978). Brooks v. School Comm. of Gloucester, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 158, 159 (1977). The…