General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 176K Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans
- Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 176K, Section 1
As used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: “Actuarial opinion”, a signed written statement...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Compliance; withdrawal from market - Chapter 176K, Section 2
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of OBRA 90 and Section 1882 of the federal...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Discrimination; open enrollment period; health maintenance organizations; waiver - Chapter 176K, Section 3
(a) No carrier participating in the market shall, at any time, deny or condition the issuance of any policy for medicare supplement insurance or medicare...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Regulations; prescription drug coverage; compliance with benefit designs - Chapter 176K, Section 4
(a) The commissioner shall, to the extent permitted by OBRA 90, promulgate by regulation the plans for medicare supplement insurance and medicare select insurance, and...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Right to coverage; conversion of policies; renewability; cancellation - Chapter 176K, Section 5
Any eligible person who applies on or after a date set by the commissioner pursuant to regulation for a policy for medicare supplement insurance or...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Filing of policy form or certificate form - Chapter 176K, Section 6
A carrier shall not participate in the market unless the policy form or certificate form has been filed with and approved by the commissioner.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Community rating; premium surcharges, discounts, increases; annual report of loss ratio; judicial review; public hearings - Chapter 176K, Section 7
(a) Any policy for medicare supplement insurance or medicare select insurance or a policy issued pursuant to a cost contract offered, sold, issued, delivered, or...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Employers’ or labor organizations - Chapter 176K, Section 8
This chapter shall not apply to a policy or contract of one or more employers’ or labor organizations, or of the trustees of a fund...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Contracts in existence prior to effective date of chapter - Chapter 176K, Section 9
Nothing contained herein shall affect, in any way, binding contracts, including the existence, validity or operation of such contracts in existence in the commonwealth prior...
Last modified: September 11, 2015