Health & Fitness
Insurance Dispute In Massachusetts May Force Thousands Of Patients To Find New Doctors
The change primarily impacts those on Tufts Health Direct, a subsidized program that is offered through the state's Health Connector.

October 24, 2024
BOSTON - Thousands of patients at Boston Children's Hospital, UMass Memorial and Tenet hospitals may need to find new doctors after the hospitals failed to come to an agreement with the second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts, Point32Health.
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The change primarily impacts those on Tufts Health Direct, a subsidized program that is offered through the state's Health Connector. Point32Health owns Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
All affected members received letters on Tuesday notifying them of the changes, which will impact more than 20,000 patients.
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