How soon do people need to sign up for health insurance to meet the individual mandate?
An overview of major parts of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law.
Draft forms declaring insurance status for taxpayers are available for comment.
RFR for Masshealth and Connector program 'Mini-grants' released.
When one of our patients contacted me to tell me about his loss of the Commonwealth Care coverage that he'd had for about three months, I was surprised, to say the least. It was the middle of the month, so it wasn't a technical coverage cut-off; he had paid his premium, was undergoing treatment with the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) and getting medication from the pharmacy. You can imagine his surprise, among other emotions, when the VNA and the pharmacy told him that his coverage was no longer active and they couldn't help him.
The Access Project provides coaching on how to negotiate unaffordable medical bills.
The public is invited to comment at a meeting August 22 or in writing.
MassHealth and Commonwealth Care are experiencing snags with increased enrollment.
July enrollees can confirm that their coverage is effective as of August 1.
This short survey helps document MEC response times.
