Consider enrolling in a Non-Medicare Retiree/Survivor Limited Network Plan to Save Money Every Month on Your Premiums! 

Limited network plans help address differences in provider costs.  You will enjoy the same benefits as the wider network plans, but will save money because limited network plans have a smaller network of providers (not every doctor and hospital).  Your savings depend on:

  • The plan you are switching from,
  • The plan you select,
  • Your premium contribution percentage, and
  • Whether you have individual or family coverage.

See the Retiree / Survivor Health Plan Non-Medicare Rate page to determine what the savings would be for the plans you are considering.

Find out if your hospital is in a GIC limited network plan

Attached is a side-by-side comparison xls format of Limited Network Hospital Listing Revised 2013 of the six limited network plans and their participating hospitals

For participating physician and other provider details, contact the individual plans by phone or visit their website Retiree/Survivor Health Plan Pages.

The GIC’s limited network plans are:

    • Fallon Community Health Plan Direct Care - an HMO available throughout central Massachusetts, Metro West, Middlesex County, the North Shore and the South Shore. The plan includes 25 area hospitals and another six “Peace of Mind” hospitals in Boston that provide second opinions and care for very complex cases.
    • Harvard Pilgrim Primary Choice Plan - an HMO with a network of 57 hospitals.  The plan is available throughout Massachusetts, except for Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and parts of Berkshire County.
    • Health New England - A western Massachusetts-based HMO that also covers parts of Worcester County and includes 18 Massachusetts hospitals.
    • NHP Care (Neighborhood Health Plan) - an HMO with a provider network that includes community health centers, independent medical groups and hospital group practices, as well as 68 hospitals. NHP Care is available across most of the state except for Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and parts of Plymouth County.
    • Tufts Health Plan Spirit – an EPO (HMO-type) plan with a network of 54 hospitals.  The plan is available throughout Massachusetts, except for Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and parts of Berkshire and Hampshire Counties.
    • UniCare State Indemnity Plan/Community Choice - a PPO-type plan with a network of 53 hospitals.  All Massachusetts physicians participate.  The plan is available throughout Massachusetts, except for Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

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    ! Your Responsibility Before You Enroll in a Plan

    Once you choose a plan you, cannot change health plans during the year, unless you move out of the plan’s service area.  If your doctor or hospital leaves your health plan, you must find a new participating provider in your chosen plan.

    • Check if your doctors participate in the plan
    • Find out if the doctors’ affiliated hospitals are in the plan
    • Keep in Mind:  Doctors and hospitals can leave a plan during the year, usually because of health plan and provider contract issues, practice mergers, retirement or relocation.