Are you Uninsured?
Massachusetts offers many free or affordable health care programs:
MassHealth Standard: Covers most health services for children, parent of children under 19, pregnant women, and low-income adults with disabilities.
MassHealth CommonHealth: Covers most services for adults and children with disabilities. There is no income limit, but a premium and/or one-time deductible may be charged.
MassHealth Prenatal: Covers routine prenatal office visits and tests (not childbirth) for pregnant women.
MassHealth Family Assistance: Covers part of your family's health insurance premiums if you can get qualified health insurance from your employer, or allows you to enroll your children in a health plan through MassHealth if you cannot get private health insurance. Has higher income limits that MassHealth Standard.
MassHealth Essential: Covers services for long-term unemployed single adults.
MassHealth Limited: Covers emergency services and childbirth for low-income residents. Pregnant women, children under 19, parents of children under 19, and disabled adults may be eligible.
Children's Medical Security Plan (CMSP) :
This program provides primary and preventative health coverage 9including dental up to $750/year) for all uninsured children ages 0 through 18 who do not qualify for any kind of MassHealth. There are no income limits. The application for this program is the same for Mass Health and you will be automatically screened for CMSP if your child is not eligible for MassHealth.
For more information or to request and application, please call 1-888-665-9993.
Or to apply online, click on this link to visit the Mass Health Connector.