A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost-sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.

Summary

The bill amends ERISA so that any group health plan must provide cost‑sharing for oral anticancer medicines on terms no less favorable than for anticancer drugs administered by a health‑care provider. It applies to employees and their dependents who receive coverage through such plans. The goal is to prevent higher out‑of‑pocket costs for oral cancer pills compared with infused treatments.

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