General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 176G Health Maintenance Organizations - Section 4X Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications

[Text of section applicable as provided by 2012, 403, Sec. 6.]

Section 4X. Any individual or group health maintenance contract that provides coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment shall provide coverage for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis not less favorable than intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered as medical benefits. An increase in patient cost sharing for anticancer medications shall not be allowed to achieve compliance with this section.

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