MassHealth will use state and federal rules to decide if you or your family members are eligible for benefits. If you are eligible, you will receive the most complete coverage that you can qualify for.

There are some basic rules for getting MassHealth. Even if you or your family already have health insurance, you may be eligible if your family's income falls within the Federal Poverty Limit based on family size and income levels and:

You are a parent living with your children 20 and under;
  
You are an adult caretaker relative living with children 20 and under to whom you are related by blood, adoption, or marriage, or are a spouse or former spouse of one of those relatives, and you are the primary caretaker of these children when neither parent is living in the home;
  
You are under age 19, whether or not you live with your family;
  
You are pregnant, with or without children;
  
You have been out of work for a long time;
  
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You are a woman under age 65 with breast or cervical cancer.