Final regulations for “minimum creditable coverage” (MCC) tighten up the individual mandate beginning in 2009.
Commonwealth Care plans a switch to same-month billing, starting in December.
This winter, about 100,000 households in the Commonwealth were protected from losing their heat, electricity and other utilities by the state utility shut-off protection laws, which prevents shut-off for households whose circumstances meet certain conditions. This protection ended on May 1, and people have begun getting shut-off notices. These notices are bad news, but CAN be used to request a MassHealth premium waiver or Commonwealth Care premium waiver.
Changes in premiums and co-pays should influence choices.
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.
Changes in 2008 FPL guidelines are reflected in new charts for the Low-Income Subsidy (LIS).
An overview of major parts of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law.
The Access Project provides coaching on how to negotiate unaffordable medical bills.
Several organizations have created resources to address the changes.
