The Massachusetts Health Connector is seeking a Director of Communications to join our Policy department. The Director of Communications is responsible for crafting and leading the Health Connector’s strategy on how it publicly communicates and elevates its mission, brand, and impact on individuals, small businesses, and the public in Massachusetts.
July 2026—The ConnectorCare Expansion Pilot Annual Report highlights the continued impact of extending affordable health coverage to Massachusetts residents with low and moderate incomes. Since the pilot began in 2024, more than 155,000 people have gained coverage through the program, with nearly 49,000 actively enrolled as of June 2026. The program offers lower premiums, no deductibles, and reduced co-pays, though federal policy changes in 2026 reduced eligibility from 500 percent to 400 percent of the federal poverty level, leading to coverage losses and higher costs for some residents.
Get presentation materials and resources from the Health Connector share during a June 10, 2026 live webinar about getting health and dental coverage during the closed enrollment period for plan year 2026. Whether you’re considering enrolling in coverage for the first time or changing health insurance plans, this webinar will give you a better understanding of plan options, the carriers that participate in the ConnectorCare program, recent eligibility changes and savings available only through the Massachusetts Health Connector – which is the state’s health insurance Marketplace.
The Massachusetts Health Connector and the Division of Insurance provided detailed feedback on the proposed 2027 HHS health insurance rules, noting support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' goals to improve affordability, strengthen program integrity, and help people maintain access to coverage. The agencies also raised concerns that several proposals could limit state flexibility, create timelines that are difficult to carry out, and weaken the insurance risk pool.
The Health Connector’s Policy Department is seeking a physician or other professional with a medical, clinical, or pharmaceutical background to provide ongoing clinical and medical input and recommendations to inform the Health Connector’s health coverage programs and policy development. This individual will provide clinical input to the Policy and Plan Management teams, with particular focus on helping design clinically sound and innovative approaches to health coverage that prioritize population health and health equity.
March 2026—The Student Health Insurance Program (SHIP) Report for Academic Year 2024–2025 explains how student health coverage is provided across Massachusetts. In the reported year, 92 institutions offered SHIPs, covering over 117,000 students, while 394,697 students overall were subject to the SHIP requirement.
This information session covered health insurance options available to small employers and their employees through Health Connector for Business. The recording provides available options for sole proprietors and owner-only groups as well who do not yet have the employees to qualify for a small group plan through the Health Connector for Business.
Get presentation materials and resources from the Health Connector share during a May 6, 2026 live webinar about getting health and dental coverage during the closed enrollment period for plan year 2026. Whether you’re considering enrolling in coverage for the first time or changing health insurance plans, this webinar will give you a better understanding of plan options, the carriers that participate in the ConnectorCare program, recent eligibility changes and savings available only through the Massachusetts Health Connector – which is the state’s health insurance Marketplace.
April 2026 - Twenty years after the Massachusetts Legislature passed and Governor Mitt Romney signed Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006, "An Act Providing Access to Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health Care," Massachusetts continues to lead the nation with the highest rate of health insurance coverage. Chapter 58 was the result of years of analysis, strategy development, and collaboration among state leaders in the Legislature, the Governor’s office and the Executive Branch, consumer advocates, business leaders, health care providers and payers, and other stakeholders to establish a groundbreaking, bipartisan approach to near universal health coverage.
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey, former Governors Mitt Romney and Deval Patrick, and other state leaders will gather at Faneuil Hall on Monday, April 13, to mark the 20th anniversary of Massachusetts’s landmark health care reform law, Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006.
