MA S699

Prohibits health insurance carriers from including contract provisions that allow termination of health care providers without cause, and requires carriers to provide written reasons for any involuntary provider disenrollment

Bans carriers from making unilateral changes to material contract terms—including fee schedules, payment terms, utilization review policies, credentialing, and covered services—unless the change takes effect after the current contract term ends

Requires carriers to provide written notice of any unilateral changes more than 90 days before the provider's deadline to terminate or non-renew the contract

Prohibits the Group Insurance Commission from purchasing health insurance policies or entering service contracts with insurers whose provider contracts include without-cause termination clauses or prohibited unilateral change provisions

Preserves the ability of carriers and health care providers to enter into mutually agreed-upon contract amendments