Author: Lauren King

Proof of Residency – Staying with a Friend?

Hi, All – We received an incoming call today from an individual who applied online on their own and received a MassHealth CarePlus determination. She needs to send proof of residency, but she is currently staying with a friend, although she has been living in MA since last year. As a result, she does not […]

Navigator/CAC forms – Making changes with MassHealth Customer service

Hi All – When filling out a Navigator or another assister form, we can only fill one out for the adults that are present. Often times, spouses like to select a health plan together or may want to choose the same one. For QHP or ConnectorCare, this is less of an issue because we often […]

Connector has proof of payment, but insurance company has no record of it

Hi all  –  We’re dealing with a scenario where someone enrolled in a QHP, paid in mid-December, and the Connector has confirmed they’ve received payment for 1/1 coverage. The individual is trying to utilize their new health insurance coverage with Harvard Pilgrim, but they (HP) said they have no record for this person. Since the […]

Paying HI Bill from company check

Do any other folks have individuals paying their health insurance bill from a business checking account if they are self-employed? We’re finding that the checking account has to match the name of subscriber, but the person paying for health insurance is not always the subscriber (it could be someone else, or could be a from […]

Technical Issue

Has anyone encountered the “You have encountered a technical issue. Please contact customer service during business hours if you continue to experience this issue” for multiple days with an applicant? When I have called the Connector, they have not been able to get us past this screen and advise us to try later, but we […]

Unmarried couple with a child

We have a complex case we’ve been working on the past couple of weeks. A household of 3 (unmarried couple with 7 month old baby) applied and because Dad wanted to claim child, system determined Mom on MassHealth (no income) and Dad on some sort of QHP. Connector informed Navigator this type of scenario could […]