Section 2. (a) Any nongroup health plan offered, sold, issued, delivered, made effective, or renewed by any carrier on or after August fifteenth, nineteen hundred and ninety-six shall comply with the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that the offer, sale, issue, renewal or delivery of a conversion nongroup health plan shall not obligate the […]
Section 3. (a) No carrier, with respect to an eligible individual or eligible dependent desiring to enroll in any guaranteed issue health plan, may decline to offer such coverage to, or deny enrollment of, any such individual or dependent except as otherwise allowed in this section, nor impose any pre-existing condition exclusion with respect to […]
Section 4. (a) Premiums charged to eligible individuals for guaranteed issue health plans issued or renewed after August fifteenth, nineteen hundred and ninety-six, shall satisfy the requirements of this section. (1) Each carrier shall establish a base premium rate for each rate basis type within each guaranteed issue health plan it offers. The premium charged […]
Section 5. (a) (1) No later than seventy-five days after the commissioner has approved the standard benefits plans pursuant to section two and no later than May first of each year thereafter, each carrier shall submit a nongroup rate filing to the commissioner. Each carrier shall also submit a copy of its nongroup rate filing […]
Section 6. (a) There is hereby established a nonprofit entity to be known as the Massachusetts Nongroup Health Reinsurance Plan. Any carrier issuing or renewing a guaranteed issue health plan shall be a member of the plan. (b) The plan shall be prepared and administered by a five member governing committee to be appointed by […]
