Application Updates: ACA-3 and SACA-2
September 12, 2023
MassHealth recently updated its Application for Health and Dental Coverage and Help Paying Costs (ACA-3), and its Application for Health Coverage for Seniors and People Needing Long-Term-Care Services (SACA-2).
The ACA-3, revised in August 2023, is for the following populations in Massachusetts:
- People younger than 65 who do not need long-term-care services (either in a nursing facility or in the community),
- Parents of children younger than 19, and
- Adult relatives living with or taking care of children younger than 19 (regardless of the age of the parent or adult relative) when neither parent is living in the home.
Changes to the ACA-3 include:
- Updated instruction page language to provide information about how to apply for long-term services and supports
- Added health equity questions for each person
- Step 4: Added language to previous medical bill to align with the online application
- Updated race and ethnicity options
- Updated Department of Transitional Assistance Rights and Responsibilities language for the SNAP program
ACA-3 application options include:
- Apply online at www.MAhealthconnector.org.
- Mail the filled-out, signed application to:
Health Insurance Processing Center
PO Box 4405
Taunton, MA 02780
- Fax the filled-out, signed application to (857) 323-8300.
- Call the MassHealth Customer Service Center at (800) 841-2900, TDD/TTY: 711 or the Health Connector at (800) MA ENROLL (800 623-6765).
- Visit a MassHealth Enrollment Center (MEC). To apply in person or to schedule an appointment with a MassHealth representative, go to www.mass.gov/masshealth/ appointment.
The SACA-2, revised in August 2023, is for the following populations in Massachusetts:
- A person who is 65 years of age or older and who is living at home and
- is not the parent of a child younger than 19 years of age who lives with the person; or
- is not an adult relative living with and taking care of a child younger than 19 years of age when neither parent is living in the home; or
- is disabled and is either employed 40 hours or more a month or is currently employed and has been employed for at least 240 hours in the six months immediately before the month of application; or
- A person of any age who needs long-term-care services in a medical institution or a nursing facility; or
- A person who is eligible under certain programs to get long-term care services to live at home; or
- A member of a married couple living together and
- both spouses are applying for health coverage;
- there are no children younger than 19 years of age living with the couple; and
- one spouse is 65 years of age or older and the other spouse is younger than 65 years of age.
Changes to the SACA-2 include:
- Added health equity questions for each person
- Updated race and ethnicity options
- Updated Department of Transitional Assistance Rights and Responsibilities language for the SNAP program
Individuals using the ACA-3 application are encouraged to apply online at www.MAhealthconnector.org.
SACA-2 application options include:
- Apply online at https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-masshealth-coverage-for-seniors-and-people-of-any-age-who-need-long-term-care-services.
- Mail the filled-out, signed application to:
MassHealth Enrollment Center
PO Box 290794
Charlestown, MA 02129-0214
- Fax the filled-out, signed application to (617) 887-8799.
- Call the MassHealth Customer Service Center at (800) 841-2900, TDD/TTY: 711 or the Health Connector at (800) MA ENROLL (800 623-6765).
- Visit a MassHealth Enrollment Center (MEC). To apply in person or to schedule an appointment with a MassHealth representative, go to www.mass.gov/masshealth/ appointment.
The March 2023 version of the ACA-3 application will be accepted through 2024, and the March 2022 version of the SACA-2 application will be accepted through March 31, 2024.
The updated and printable applications can be found at https://www.mass.gov/lists/applications-to-become-a-masshealth-member. Additionally, applicants and members can always seek help with completing an application or renewal from a Certified Assister in the community. To find a nearby Certified Assister, click here.