HB 903

Abstract

Health insurance; cost-sharing requirementsfor the treatment of cancer; prohibited for individuals 18 years of age or younger. Prohibits any (i) insurer proposing to issueindividual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providinghospital, medical and surgical, or major medical coverage on an expense-incurredbasis; (ii) corporation providing individual or group accident andsickness subscription contracts; and (iii) health maintenance organizationproviding a health care plan for health care services from imposing(a) any cost-sharing requirement for the treatment of cancer and(b) if the policy, contract, or plan, including any certificate orevidence of coverage issued in connection with such policy, contract,or plan, includes coverage for medicines, any cost-sharing requirement for a covered prescription drug for the treatment of cancer in anenrollee who is 18 years of age or younger under such policy, contract,or plan delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth.The bill applies with respect to health plans and provider contractsentered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1,2025.