Loading chat...

MA H1313

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lindsay Sabadosa

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Prohibits health insurers from requiring patients to use insurer-selected pharmacies for clinician-administered drugs (injectable/infusible medications given in medical settings)

  • Bars insurers from imposing higher copays, coinsurance, or additional fees when patients obtain clinician-administered drugs from their chosen provider or pharmacy

  • Prevents insurers from steering patients through financial incentives or refusing to pay providers who obtain medications from non-network pharmacies

  • Prohibits requiring specialty pharmacies to dispense medications directly to patients for transport to healthcare providers

  • Allows but does not mandate insurers to offer home infusion pharmacy services or external infusion sites as alternatives

Legislative Description

Relating to patient choice in dispensing of clinician-administered drugs

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4956

1/28/2026

Committee Referrals

Financial Services2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available