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Rights group says minimum insurance under Massachusetts's health reform must cap patient costs

Published in Health Business Week, February 16th, 2007

Minimum health coverage must protect patients against financial disaster when they purchase an insurance plan under Massachusetts' health reform, said the nonprofit Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) in a letter sent to the board implementing the law.

In order to provide basic coverage and protect patients from financial ruin, minimum policies under the state's new health law must cap out of pocket expenses at $7,500 per individual, or $10,000 per family, ban limits on what insurers will pay per treatment or illness, and include affordable prescription drug coverage, said FTCR.

A policy committee of the board charged with implementing...

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Source: Health Business Week (2007-02-16)

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