{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176g-16a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, § 16A","heading":"Disapproval of certain health maintenance contracts based on high deductibles","body":"Section 16A. The commissioner shall not disapprove a health maintenance contract: (i) if it complies with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 18022(e); or (ii) on the basis that it includes a deductible that is consistent with the requirements for a high deductible plan as defined in section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code and implementing regulations or guidelines; provided, however, that the maximum deductible shall not be greater than the maximum annual contribution to a health savings account permitted under said section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code; and, provided further, that a deductible equal to the maximum annual contribution to a health savings account shall only be approved for products which include a health savings account permitted under said section 223 of the Internal Revenue Code.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 176G"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter176G/Section16A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:17Z","sha256":"06d32f5611d75b7c0cb42b059742af2fa78b87649d3d20ffe52991de9dd68acb","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176g-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-176g-16b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}