{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176a-8ff","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176A, § 8FF","heading":"Coverage for orally administered anticancer medications","body":"Section 8FF. Any contract between a subscriber and the corporation under an individual or group hospital service plan which is delivered, issued or renewed within the commonwealth that provides coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment shall provide coverage for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis not less favorable than intravenously administered or injected cancer medications that are covered as medical benefits. An increase in patient cost sharing for anticancer medications shall not be allowed to achieve compliance with this section.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176A/Section8FF","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:13Z","sha256":"beb7825b5ae8c8a13678c7f794e452d603217eccda576faa0ea4a6bcf177b410","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176a-8ee","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176a-8gg"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}