Who your insurer is determines what services you will get and who can provide them. Do you have Medicaid, otherwise known as MassHealth? What type of MassHealth? (See this website for different types of MassHealth.) Do you have Medicare? Do you have private insurance through your employer or former spouse? Or do you have a combination of these?
Why do you need to know who pays for your mental health care?
You need to know because you need to know who to contact to find psychiatrists and therapists. Insurance companies often contract with certain providers and usually won’t pay for those who are not in their "network".
You also need to know who your insurer is because it determines whom you contact if services are denied or if you have a complaint about services, and what your rights are.
Produced by Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee Created 10 April, 2006