Program Description
MassHealth pays for health care for certain low and medium income
people living in Massachusetts who are under age 65 and who are not living
in nursing homes or other long-term-care facilities. The Division of Medical
Assistance (the Division) manages MassHealth. The Division offers
health-care benefits directly or by paying part or all of your
health-insurance premiums. Certain persons aged 65 or older may also be
eligible for MassHealth if they are parents or caretaker relatives of
children under age 19, or are disabled and working 40 or more hours a month.
The Division will decide if you are eligible and give you the most complete
coverage that you qualify for.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a
resident of the State of Massachusetts, a US national, citizen or permanent
resident in need of health care/insurance assistance, whose financial
situation would be characterized as low income or very low income. You must
also be either pregnant, have a child(ren) with a disability, or be
responsible for children under 19 years of age, be a disabled adult, or be a
long term unemployed adult.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
To receive MassHealth, you must fill out a form called a Medical
Benefit Request. If you have an application package, the Medical Benefit
Request is included with your MassHealth booklet.
If you do not have an application package and would like to get a
Medical Benefit Request, or would like to receive help filling out the
application, call a MassHealth Enrollment Center at:
888-665-9993
or visit our web site to download an application
package:
http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/masshealth/appforms/mbr.pdf
TTY available toll-free at:
888-665-9997
Managing Agency
Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov
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