The Massachusetts Society of Clinical Oncologists (MSCO) and the Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) are pleased to support H. 953 / S. 609, companion bills which would take steps to protect patients with cancer in Massachusetts from copay accumulator programs. MSCO and ASCO are encouraged by the steps H. 953 / S. 609 take toward eliminating co-pay accumulator programs in Massachusetts, and we strongly urge the committee to pass the measure.