The Connector Board has issued new guidelines for determining who can afford to buy health insurance.
A new pamphlet offers step-by-step guidance, just in time for taxes.
Outreach workers do the hard work of explaining policy changes to real people, so often they are among the first to hear feedback about how they are working. Not surprisingly, this was a theme of the Western Mass. Health Access Network meeting this February, when we gathered with outreach and enrollment workers from Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties. HAN members doing enrollment agreed that there is still confusion and frustration in their communities.
A new flyer helps explain the timeline.
It's been reported that over the past year more than about 200,000 Massachusetts residents have been provided access to comprehensive public health insurance: either through Commonwealth Care or MassHealth. What about those who aren't eligible for publicly subsidized programs and must enroll in employer-sponsored plans?
The increased cost of insuring employees and their families has forced many local employers to make hard choices about their insurance offerings.
An overview of major parts of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law.
Draft forms declaring insurance status for taxpayers are available for comment.
The Access Project provides coaching on how to negotiate unaffordable medical bills.
The Connector has released an additional tool to determine affordability.
New online tool helps residents determine whether they are likely to be penalized if they remain uninsured.
