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Which Pennsylvania law requires health insurance policies to cover orally administered cancer chemotherapy on a basis no less favorable than intravenously administered chemotherapy?
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Why B is correct
Act 73 of 2016 is Pennsylvania's orally administered chemotherapy mandate, requiring that oral cancer medication be covered no less favorably than the intravenous equivalent so that the site of administration does not drive coverage unfairly. Pennsylvania enacted this session law within its mandated benefits family, and the Pennsylvania Insurance Department oversees compliance. The other session laws named here address different subjects entirely.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Act 48 of 2018 concerns annuity suitability and producer responsibilities, not chemotherapy coverage.
- C) Act 147 of 2002 is part of the Insurance Department Act family governing producer licensing, not oncology benefits.
- D) Act 99 of 2021 amended the annuity suitability framework, unrelated to oral chemotherapy.
Memory hook
Act 73 of 2016: oral chemo counts like IV chemo in Pennsylvania.