Are non-citizens eligible for Commonwealth Care?

Immigrant eligibility rules for MassHealth and Commonwealth Care permit all lawfully present non-citizens to be eligible for Commonwealth Care. This includes all legal permanent residents (regardless of their date of entry) and any non-citizens permanently residing in the US under color of law (PRUCOL).

• Click here for citizenship and immigration details from the MassHealth website.

• Click here for a presentation given by Carly Burton, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, at the June 2, 2006 Health Access Network (HAN) meeting in Amherst MA.