Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4947: An Act updating the mandated benefit review process
Status: In committee, July 9, 2026
What the bill says
A bill that mandates health insurance coverage for (i) treatments or services from a particular type of health care provider or health care professional; (ii) screening, diagnosis, or treatment of a particular disease or condition; or (iii) a particular type of treatment or service, or of medical equipment, medical supplies, or drugs used in connection with a treatment or service, provided, that such coverage is offered as part of a policy or policies of group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance covering persons in the service of the commonwealth, and group general or blanket.
From the introduced text, January 23, 2026:
a bill that mandates health insurance coverage for (i) treatments or services from a particular type of health care provider or health care professional; (ii) screening, diagnosis, or treatment of a particular disease or condition; or (iii) a particular type of treatment or service, or of medical equipment, medical supplies, or drugs used in connection with a treatment or service, provided, that such coverage is offered as part of a policy or policies of group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance covering persons in the service of the commonwealth, and group general or blanket insurance providing hospital, surgical, medical, dental, and other health insurance benefits covering persons in the service of the commonwealth, and their dependents organized under chapter 32A, individual or group health insurance policies offered by an insurer licensed or otherwise authorized to transact accident or health insurance organized under chapter 175, a nonprofit hospital service corporation organized under chapter 176A, a nonprofit medical service corporation organized under chapter 176B, a health maintenance organization organized under chapter 176G, or an organization entering into a preferred provider arrangement under chapter 176I, any health plan issued, renewed, or delivered within or without the commonwealth to a natural person who is a resident of the commonwealth, including a certificate issued to an eligible natural person which evidences coverage under a …