![]() ![]() The Health Connector has also made changes to its ConnectorCare plans (those with no or low monthly payments) to improve program stability and make more plans affordable to members. “Through expanded plan offerings and an overall commitment to making health insurance more affordable, we are confident our members will have an open enrollment shopping experience that provides valuable options,” said Louis Guiterrez, executive director of Massachusetts Health Connector. There will be a new category of plans, called “low gold” that will offer richer benefits than the popular silver plans, but in some cases may have lower premiums. The new plans for individuals and families create better value with premium increases under 5 percent from 2018, according to a Health Connector press release. “We certainly want to get people covered and we want people to stay covered,” Lefferts said.įor 2019, there will be 57 qualified health plans from nine insurance carriers, up from 52 plans from eight carriers currently. People moving to Massachusetts from other states or abroad, “may not know the opportunity exists” to sign-up for health insurance, Lefferts said. Lefferts said offering navigators to help with insurance sign-ups at organizations like HealthFirst will hopefully encourage residents to learn about their health insurance options. Lefferts said it may be attributed to its seasonal population.Ĭentral Massachusetts was also high at 4.2 percent. The only other part of the state with a higher rate of uninsured residents is Cape Cod at 5.7 percent. “The SouthCoast has a higher uninsured rate than the rest of the state,” Lefferts said. Interpreters of other languages will be available. It will receive $100,000 to staff two navigators who will be proficient in English, Portuguese, Spanish and Cape Verdean Creole, in addition to its regular staff. HealthFirst Family Care Center, 387 Quarry St., will have navigators on-site to assist residents in signing up for health insurance. The cost - sometimes at little or no cost - is based on income. The Massachusetts Health Connector offers health and dental coverage to residents who do not qualify for employer paid health insurance, are self-employed, unemployed, students, temporary workers, part-time workers, or others. This is the time when anyone can sign up for coverage, and those with existing coverage can make changes for the new year. Open enrollment for Health Connector insurance plans starts Nov. Those in need of health insurance can sign-up with a state Health Connector plan for coverage starting in 2019. “The South Coast is an area we’ve put a priority on,” said Jason Lefferts, Health Connector director of Communications. FALL RIVER - While just 3 percent of Massachusetts residents are without health insurance, the SouthCoast is seeing a higher rate with 4.3 percent of the population going without coverage.įall River is even higher, at 5.9 percent.
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