Recent comments in /f/massachusetts

EtonRd t1_jd1e9jz wrote

I had to get coverage through the marketplace with metastatic cancer and there is no issue with pre-existing conditions. Pre-existing conditions cannot prevent you from getting insurance and they can’t charge you more.

If you were to go on SSDI, which is disability, if you have metastatic cancer, you’re likely going to be approved quickly compared to other people. But you don’t qualify for Medicare until you’ve been on disability for two years.

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ElegantSheepherder t1_jd180tf wrote

Yep! I took lessons when I was 23. Saved my marriage (ha). My now husband was trying to teach me initially. Also I was able to schedule the road test through the school and use their car for it. Worth the money.

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PolkaD0tMom t1_jd17i9m wrote

If you aren't going through the process of being determined disabled by the federal government (Social Security), then you get determined by Masshealth's Disability Evaluation Services after you complete the application on the Health Connector.

Any resident of Massachusetts who has been determined disabled by either Social Security or DES automatically qualifies for Masshealth, regardless of your income. You wouldn't qualify for a Health Connector plan.

With Masshealth, you have access to world-class healthcare.

https://www.mahealthconnector.org/

https://www.mass.gov/doc/eom-22-17-changes-to-streamline-masshealth-commonhealth-eligibility-for-adults-0/download

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