Announcements - Massachusetts Health Connector

Massachusetts Health Connector announces appointment of Lauretta Siggers-Benton to Health Connector Board of Directors

September 29, 2026—The Massachusetts Health Connector is pleased to announce the appointment of Lauretta Siggers-Benton, MBA, CHRM, who will be representing small businesses on its Board of Directors. Ms. Siggers-Benton is herself a small business owner who advises non-profit and mission-driven organizations and brings decades of non-profit and public sector leadership and experience to the Health Connector Board.

Statement from the Massachusetts Health Connector Regarding Federal Action on September 22, 2026

September 23, 2026—Yesterday’s announcement by the federal government regarding health coverage enrollments through the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace do not affect any of the Massachusetts Health Connector’s 350,000 enrollees or their coverage.

Massachusetts Health Connector announces appointment of Dr. Jonathan Gruber to Health Connector Board of Directors

July 20, 2026 – The Massachusetts Health Connector is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jonathan Gruber to the health economist seat of its Board of Directors. Dr. Gruber is the Ford Professor of Economics and the former Chairman of the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has taught since 1992. A key leader in the 2006 Massachusetts health care reform effort, Dr. Gruber also served as an inaugural member of the Health Connector Board.

Massachusetts to Celebrate 20 Years of Landmark Health Care Reform at Faneuil Hall on April 13

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.

Calendar Year 2027 Affordability Schedule for Public Comment

Posted: February 18, 2026 Comment Due Date: March 20, 2026 The Board of the Directors of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority (Health Connector) voted to release the following draft affordability schedules for individuals, couples, and families for Calendar Year (CY) 2027. The Connector Board will consider all public comments received by March 20, 2026 in preparation for a vote that will be held at a Health Connector Board meeting on April 9, 2026. Any comments on the proposed Affordability Schedule should be emailed to Connector.Policy@mass.gov. Parties who are unable to submit electronic comments should mail submissions to: Kayla Scire Associate Director of Policy Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority 100 City Hall Plaza, 6th floor Boston, MA 02108 Proposed Calendar Year 2027 Affordability Schedule Proposed 2027 Affordability Standards for Individuals % of FPL Bottom of Income Range Top of Income Range Affordability Standard Bottom of Affordable Monthly Premium Range Top of Affordable Monthly Premium Range 0 - 150% $0 $23,475 0% 150.1 - 200% $23,476 $31,300 2.90% $58 $77 200.1 - 250% $31,301 $39,125 4.20% $112 $140 250.1 - 300% $39,126 $46,950 5.00% $166 $200 300.1 - 350% $46,951 $54,775 7.45% $297 $347 350.1 - 400% $54,776 $62,600 7.60% $354 $404 Above 400% $62,601 8.00% $426 Proposed 2027 Affordability Standards for Couples % of FPL Bottom of Income Range Top of Income Range Affordability Standard Bottom of Affordable Monthly Premium Range Top of Affordable Monthly Premium Range 0 - 150% $0 $31,725 0% 150.1 - 200% [...]

There’s Still Time: Massachusetts Health Connector Open Enrollment Continues Through January 23

Massachusetts residents have just days remaining to get health insurance coverage through the Massachusetts Health Connector, including access to help paying for a plan through the ConnectorCare program, with the January 23 deadline looming.

Governor Healey Details Strongest Plan in the Country to Protect Against President Trump’s ACA Cost Hikes

Massachusetts is investing $600 million – the most in the country – to limit health care premium increases.

Mass. residents have until Dec. 23 to find affordable, comprehensive health coverage for January 2026

BOSTON--The Massachusetts Health Connector’s New Year deadline is looming, with residents without health coverage having until Dec. 23 to enroll in affordable, comprehensive health insurance that starts Jan. 1, 2026.

Health Connector comment letter to proposed federal rule seeks to protect affordable, accessible health care in Massachusetts

April 14, 2025 – Advocating for Massachusetts residents and maintaining access to affordable coverage for everyone, the Massachusetts Health Connector on Friday submitted a comment letter to a proposed federal rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The letter focuses on proposals in the federal rule that would impact eligibility and enrollment functions for the Health Connector as well as policies in the larger insurance market. Massachusetts leads the nation in coverage rate, with more than 98 percent of residents covered according to the U.S. Census, and provisions in the rule would make it more difficult for residents to get and maintain coverage, while making coverage more expensive.

Health Connector celebrates 19th anniversary of state health care reform and highest enrollment in history

April 10, 2025 – The Massachusetts Health Connector is celebrating its largest enrollment in its history, with more than 400,000 residents in health or dental coverage on the 19th anniversary of the Commonwealth’s landmark health care reform law.