January 2021 —In 2019, less than 3 percent of Massachusetts residents, or roughly 200,000 people, lacked health insurance coverage. The Commonwealth’s highest-in-the-nation rate of coverage can be attributed to innovative state and federal reforms. While together these reforms expanded coverage to nearly half a million Massachusetts residents, in recent years the state’s insured rate has flattened, despite year-round outreach, an enduring state level individual mandate, and state subsidized ConnectorCare plans.
Because being uninsured can be harmful to overall health and undermine economic security, the Health Connector is reinforcing its focus on enrolling the remaining uninsured residents of the Commonwealth. Through a comprehensive review of state and national insurance data, this report highlights what we know about the uninsured in Massachusetts and why they lack coverage.
Published January 2021
