Resources for Health Care and Insurance

Massachusetts Health Care Reform

All Massachusetts residents are required to maintain health insurance. Health care reform works to improve the cost and quality of health care. The Mass.Gov website gives a comprehensive overview of Health Care Reform.

My Health Care Options

MyHealthCareOptions, the Massachusetts Quality and Cost website, is designed to be easy to use and understand and is intended to provide accurate and up-to-date information for consumers. This information comes from state and federal databases as well as other independent and trusted sources.  www.mass.gov/myhealthcareoptions

The EOHHS Virtual Gateway 

The Virtual Gateway is an internet portal designed to provide the general public, medical providers, community-based organizations and EOHHS staff with online access to health and human services. www.mass.gov/vg

The Commonwealth Connector

The Commonwealth Connector is an independent state agency that helps Massachusetts residents find the right health plan and avoid tax penalties. Most Massachusetts adults are now required to have health insurance. The Connector helps determine what that health insurance should cover to meet that requirement. www.mahealthconnector.org

The Health Care Quality and Cost Council

The Health Care Quality and Cost Council, established by Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006, develops and coordinates the implementation of health care quality improvement goals that are intended to lower or contain the growth in health care costs while improving the quality of care, including reductions in racial and ethnic health disparities. www.mass.gov/healthcare

MassHealth

The MassHealth program provides comprehensive health insurance—or help in paying for private health insurance—to more than one million Massachusetts children, families, seniors, and people with disabilities. www.mass.gov/MassHealth

Department of Public Health

The Department of Public Health (DPH) serves all the people in the Commonwealth, particularly the under served, and promotes healthy people, healthy families, healthy communities and healthy environments through compassionate care, education and prevention. www.mass.gov/dph

Department of Mental Health

The Department of Mental Health (DMH), as the State Mental Health Authority, assures and provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities.

Division of Insurance

The Division of Insurance (DOI) monitors the solvency of its licensees in order to promote a healthy, responsive and willing marketplace for consumers who purchase insurance products. The DOI provides the public with information regarding various types of insurance. www.mass.gov/doi

Find a Local Hospital or Community Health Center

To find a local hospital please see our Regional Maps of Hospitals  or visit the Massachusetts Hospital Association, www.mhalink.org. To find a local community health center, please visit the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, www.massleague.org, for more information.