Health Safety Net regulations use the definition of affordability established by the Commonwealth Connector to determine whether a patient has access to affordable insurance.
People who lose their MassHealth or Commonwealth Care coverage due to failure to pay premiums are not eligible for the Health Safety Net.
Applications are available from providers at hospitals or community health centers.
The Health Safety Net will have copayments for some services.
HSN is for already incurred expenses.
Outreach and enrollment workers' observations about how C-CHIP plans should work for their clients