What do I get if I qualify for ConnectorCare?

Produced by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Reviewed February 2023

All ConnectorCare HMO plans cover benefits like doctor visits, prescription medicines, hospitalization, behavioral health and emergency care.

Connector Care plans have:

  • low monthly premiums,
  • low copays, and
  • no deductible.

See a list of the benefits and copayments that ConnectorCare covers in 2023. See the list in Spanish.

In 2023, the 5 ConnectorCare HMOs are:

  • Tufts Health Plan Direct
  • Wellsense Health Plan (formerly called BMC Health Net Plan), 
  • Fallon Health, 
  • MassGeneral Brigham Health Plan (formelry called Allways Health Partners, and 
  • Health New England.

Once you qualify for ConnectorCare, you have a deadline to enroll. Enrolling means you

  • pick an HMO and
  • pay the first month’s premium by a deadline. Not everyone has a premium.
  • NEW in April 2022, when you apply you can choose to allow the Health Connector to automatically enroll you into a plan if you qualify for a plan with no premium.

Important

If you miss the deadline to enroll, you may only be able to enroll later if you can show a special exception. See more information on enrollment into ConnectorCare.

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