BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#OpenEnrollment–Massachusetts residents have just days remaining to get health insurance coverage through the Massachusetts Health Connector, including access to help paying for a plan through the ConnectorCare program, with the January 23 deadline looming.
Open Enrollment is the time of year when anyone who needs health insurance can get covered. The Health Connector provides access to commercial plans, and access to subsidies to help pay for those plans. While some federal funding through enhanced Premium Tax Credits has expired due to inaction by Congressional Republicans and President Trump, earlier this month Governor Maura Healey announced an increased investment of $250 million by the state in the ConnectorCare program, making premiums more affordable for enrollees.
“Health coverage is a vital part of staying healthy and financially secure, so if you don’t have coverage, now is the time to enroll,” said Audrey Morse Gasteier, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Connector. “The Health Connector provides help paying for premiums and cost-sharing for most people who apply, which means residents can get a plan they can afford to have and afford to use. We are here to help enroll anyone without health insurance so they can have the peace of mind that comes with affordable, high-quality health coverage.”
About 30,000 people have already enrolled in new coverage during this Open Enrollment period, and the Health Connector’s enrollment stands at more than 367,000 people in January coverage. Most people are enrolled in the ConnectorCare program, which makes coverage more affordable through lower premiums and co-pays, and the elimination of deductibles. ConnectorCare plans also provide no-cost prescriptions for chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension.
Adults in Massachusetts are required to have health insurance and may face a state tax penalty if they do not. Massachusetts residents who need coverage can go to MAhealthconnector.org to complete an application and see what coverage and plans are available. In-person help with the application and selecting a plan is available at more than 50 Navigator locations around the state. Navigators are trained, knowledgeable experts at finding health insurance for people in their communities and provide assistance in more than 30 languages. Residents can get enrollment assistance through a Navigator in their community by clicking the “Help Center” button at the top of the Health Connector’s homepage.
About the Massachusetts Health Connector
The Massachusetts Health Connector is the country’s first and longest-running state-based Marketplace, having been created in 2006 to provide high-value coverage to individuals and small businesses in the Commonwealth and to serve as a policy and outreach hub for both state and federal health reforms designed to expand and improve coverage. More than 419,000 individuals and small-employer members receive health and dental coverage through the Health Connector.
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