MA Health Expands Help as Health Insurance Deadline Nears
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The Health Connector’s call center will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 23. Additionally, the Health Connector and MassHealth will increase capacity at the Boston walk-in office, at 133 Portland St. That extra staffing will be available until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday.
The Worcester walk-in center at 146 Main St. is also available during those hours this week for applicants who are seeking assistance.
For applicants who want to talk to a customer service representative, the Health Connector’s phone number is 877-MA-ENROLL and MassHealth can be reached at 800-841-2900.
Related Slideshow: New England’s Healthiest States
The United Health Foundation recently released its 2013 annual reoprt: America's Health Rankings, which provides a comparative state by state analysis of several health measures to provide a comprehensive perspective of our nation's health issues. See how the New England states rank in the slides below.
Definitions
All Outcomes Rank: Outcomes represent what has already occurred, either through death, disease or missed days due to illness. In America's Health Rankings, outcomes include prevalence of diabetes, number of poor mental or physical health days in last 30 days, health disparity, infant mortality rate, cardiovascular death rate, cancer death rate and premature death. Outcomes account for 25% of the final ranking.
Determinants Rank: Determinants represent those actions that can affect the future health of the population. For clarity, determinants are divided into four groups: Behaviors, Community and Environment, Public and Health Policies, and Clinical Care. These four groups of measures influence the health outcomes of the population in a state, and improving these inputs will improve outcomes over time. Most measures are actually a combination of activities in all four groups.
Diabetes Rank: Based on percent of adults who responded yes to the question "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?" Does not include pre-diabetes or diabetes during pregnancy.
Smoking Rank: Based on percentage of adults who are current smokers (self-report smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke).
Obesity Rank: Based on percentage of adults who are obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or higher.
Source: http://www.americashealthrankings.org/
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