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This bill aims to ensure prompt access to health care by requiring insurance plans to cover the costs of medically appropriate evaluation and management services in outpatient settings, such as office-based and hospital-based clinics, without requiring a co-payment or deductible. The bill provides exceptions for plans governed by the Federal Internal Revenue Code that would lose their tax-exempt status if prohibited from imposing co-payments and deductibles for these services. The key provisions of the bill are outlined in Sections 1-6, which amend various chapters of the Massachusetts General Laws to incorporate this new requirement for insurance coverage.