HB903
Health insurance; cost-sharing requirements for the treatment of cancer.
Summary
As Introduced. Health insurance; cost-sharing requirements for the treatment of cancer; prohibited for individuals 18 years of age or younger.
Prohibits any (i) insurer proposing to issue individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical, or major medical coverage on an expense-incurred basis; (ii) corporation providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts; and (iii) health maintenance organization providing a health care plan for ... (More) 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 or evidence 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 an enrollee 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 contracts entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102734D
- 01/09/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/18/2024 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/25/2024 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB903)
- 01/30/2024 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/30/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2024 - House: Left in Labor and Commerce
