MassHealth offers health care benefits to eligible individuals and families through several types of coverage. The coverage type for which an individual or family is eligible is based on income and living circumstances. The premiums and co-payments also depend on the type of coverage.
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Comprehensive health insurance, including long-term-care, for low-income Massachusetts residents including eligible parents with children under 19 years of age, pregnant women, children up to 19 years of age, the elderly, the disabled, and women needing treatment for breast or cervical cancer.
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Complete coverage similar to MassHealth Standard, for eligible disabled adults and disabled children through age 18 who cannot get MassHealth Standard because their incomes are too high.
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Health insurance with most of the services of MassHealth Standard, for children under 19 and people with HIV who are not eligible for MassHealth Standard or CommonHealth; also health insurance premium assistance for certain employed adults.
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A full range of health care benefits or premium assistance for EAEDC recipients and low-income Department of Mental Health clients who are long-term unemployed.
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Emergency medical coverage for noncitizens whose immigration status makes them ineligible for other MassHealth programs, such as undocumented noncitizens.
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Programs that pay all or part of Medicare health insurance expenses for eligible low-income Medicare recipients.
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Short-term outpatient prenatal care (does not include labor and delivery) for low-income pregnant women.
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A wide range of health care benefits for adults who are long-term unemployed and do not qualify for MassHealth Basic, and for certain noncitizens with special status.
