Programs

In the face of the 2017 efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would fundamentally threaten the Massachusetts health care system, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation and Health Care For All formed the Massachusetts Coalition for Coverage & Care. The Coalition convenes consumers, the business community, insurers, labor unions, hospitals, providers, community health centers, religious groups, and many others across the Commonwealth. Members of the Coalition have different interests and benefit differently from the coverage gains made in Massachusetts, but all believe that the state must preserve access to affordable coverage and care for everyone. 

The two goals of the Coalition are to:

• Preserve and improve access to, and the affordability of, health insurance coverage in Massachusetts; and
• Protect the gains in access to care, health, and health equity that have resulted from near universal coverage in the state.

Through regular meetings, the Coalition educates members on the impact of potential federal health care policy changes and identifies actions that the state and others can take to protect coverage and care for residents of the Commonwealth.

More than 100 organizations and individuals have signed on as members of the Coalition.

Click here to view the full list of Coalition members.