130 CMR 517.008 - Potential Sources of Health Care
The MassHealth agency is payer of last resort and pays for health care and related services only when no other source of payment is available, except as otherwise required by federal law.
(A)
Health
Insurance. Every applicant and member must obtain and maintain
health insurance available at no cost to the member including, but not limited
to, Medicare and insurance purchased by the MassHealth agency in accordance
with
130 CMR
506.012: Premium Assistance
Payments. Failure to do so may result in loss of
eligibility.
(B)
Use of
Benefits. The MassHealth agency does not pay for any health care
and related services that are available
(1)
through the member's health insurance, if any; or
(2) at no cost to the member including, but
not limited to, any such services that are available through any agency of the
local, state, or federal government, or any entity legally obligated to provide
those services.
Notes
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