• MassHealth (Medicaid)

    In Massachusetts, Medicaid and CHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) are combined into one program called MassHealth. Qualified MassHealth members may be able to get doctor visits, prescription drugs, hospital stays, and many other important services.

  • Health Care Reform

    All Massachusetts residents are required to maintain health insurance. The Health Care Reform works to improve the cost and quality of health care.

  • Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector

    Provides education on the new health care reform law. The site features specific information about health plans in MA, including price information. Consumers can also enroll online.

  • Continuation of GIC Health and Life Insurance Benefits

    Includes insurance and benefit information for employees who leave state service.

  • Prescription Advantage

    Prescription Advantage, administered by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, is a prescription drug insurance plan that is available to all Massachusetts residents age 65 and older, as well as younger individuals with disabilities who meet income and employment guidelines.

  • Serving the Health Information Needs of Elders (SHINE)

    SHINE is a health benefits peer counseling service which uses trained volunteers to assist elders on questions about Medicare, Medicare supplements and Medicare Health Maintenance Organizations.

  • Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF)

    CICRF reimburses eligible families for medical or medically-related services or expenses associated with the care of children with special health care needs and disabilities that are not covered by a child's medical insurance. For more information call 1-800-882-1435 or click on the link above to go to their website.

  • Children's Medical Security Plan (CMSP)

    Children's Medical Security Plan program pays for hospital care, doctor visits, prescription drugs and many other health care benefits.

  • Resources for Health Care and Insurance

    There are many resources to help you access health care services or get health insurance in Massachusetts. Most of these programs use income and/or age standards to determine yours or your family's eligibility. This web page provides quick, easy-to-use information to help you access health care and find out more about health care benefits.

  • Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

    Everyone with Medicare, regardless of income, health status, or prescription drugs used, can get prescription drug coverage.
    Tel. 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)
    TTY: 1-877-486-2048

  • Worker's Compensation

    The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy determines rates of payment for hospitals and health care providers. The rates are determined by a regulatory process that promulgates in fee schedules and other formats ensuring a public process through which rate setting is established.

  • Student Health Insurance (Managed by the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority)

    Massachusetts law requires every full-time and part-time student enrolled in an institution of higher learning in Massachusetts to participate in a qualifying student health insurance program or in a health benefit plan with comparable coverage

  • Health Insurance Products in Massachusetts

    Information on individual and group insurance products and consumer guides from the Massachusetts Division of Insurance.

  • Continuation of Health Coverage – COBRA

    COBRA gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life events.