Is Tufts insurance nationwide?

Our national coverage extends from coast to coast, providing members with better, seamless nationwide access to Tufts Health Plan and Cigna PPO* network providers.

What states are covered by Tufts Health Plan?

Our full network includes more than 51,000 health care professionals and 110 hospitals across all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. The network also extends into parts of Maine, Vermont, New York and Connecticut.

What type of insurance is Tufts?

Tufts Health Plan is one of the few health plans in Massachusetts to participate in the commercial, Medicare and Medicaid/subsidized markets, offering coverage across the life span regardless of age or circumstance.

Is Tufts Health Plan part of UnitedHealthcare?

As you may know, Tufts Health Freedom Plan was sold to UnitedHealthcare effective Jan. 1, 2021, and was renamed UnitedHealthcare Freedom Health Plan. Tufts Health Freedom Plan provided administrative support during a transition period that ended on June 30, 2022.

Is Tufts Health Plan the same as MassHealth?

With Tufts Health Together, our MassHealth plan, you get all the benefits of MassHealth, including: Visits to doctors and specialists. Prescription drugs for kids ($1 to $3.65* copayment for ages 21 and over)

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Is Tufts a good health insurance?

Scoring 88 out of 100, Tufts Health Plan Direct emerges as the top health insurance provider in Massachusetts. It stands out for its affordable rates, low maximum out-of-pocket costs and extraordinary claims processing.

What happened to Tufts Health Plan?

Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care are now part of one combined organization. For the time being, however, Tufts and Harvard Pilgrim will continue to operate as separate companies and keep their current respective company names. A new name for the combined company is expected in the coming months.

What is the new name for Tufts Health?

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Tufts Health Unify is changing its name to Tufts Health One Care. By aligning the name with the Massachusetts One Care Program, you'll find it easier to determine which population this plan serves.

Is Tufts Health Plan a PPO or HMO?

At Tufts Health Plan, we have a team of Medicare Experts available to answer all your Medicare questions and help you find the plan that's right for you. Tufts Health Plan offers several HMO plans and an Access PPO plan.

What hospitals are affiliated with Tufts?

We have four other major academic partners: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Maine Medical Center, Newton Wellesley Hospital, South Shore Hospital, and many other highly-rated teaching partners (listed below).

Is Tufts Medicare Preferred a good plan?

The 2024 4.5-Star rating puts Tufts Health Plan Medicare Advantage (HMO) plans among the top 20 percent of plans nationally. For more information on plan ratings, go to www.medicare.gov. Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-Star rating system.

What is Tufts medical known for?

Tufts Medical Center

Offering patient-centered care in New England for over 200 years, with more than 100 specialties including a top heart transplant center and level 1 trauma center.

Does Tufts work in other states?

Our national coverage extends from coast to coast, providing members with better, seamless nationwide access to Tufts Health Plan and Cigna PPO* network providers.

Is Cigna and Tufts the same company?

Cigna has a strategic alliance with Tufts Health Plan to offer CareLink®, an Open Access Plan (OAP). Your patients who have ID cards that display the CareLink logo are able to access care through the Tufts Health Plan network of providers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Is Tufts a PPO?

Because your plan is a PPO, you can choose any doctor and go to any hospital in the Tufts Health Plan provider network or outside of our network. Even though it's not required, we always recommend that you choose a PCP—a primary care provider—who will take care of the majority of your health care needs.

What is Tufts PPO plan?

A PPO plan allows you to receive care from any doctor without the need for a referral from a PCP. This gives you the flexibility to see any provider you choose.

Does Tufts Health Plan cover surgery?

Medically necessary services may include Inpatient Medical Care, Outpatient Surgery, Laboratory Services, Imaging (x- ray/diagnostic), Office Visits (Specialist), Medical Drugs and/or Prescription Drugs.

Is Tufts Medicaid or Medicare?

With Tufts Health One Care (our Medicare-Medicaid One Care plan for people ages 21 to 64), members get all the benefits of MassHealth and Medicare, plus other benefits, including a care manager, a personalized care plan, a 24/7 NurseLine, and long-term services and supports.

Why is Tufts different?

Centered in the vibrant academic landscape of Greater Boston, Tufts is the best of all worlds: a close-knit community with the resources of a major research university, welcoming campuses near big city opportunities, and a global network of accomplished alumni.

How is Tufts different?

Tufts students are diverse in more ways than one. The collective energy of the Tufts community stems from the mix of people on campus. Jumbos come from a range of backgrounds and bring diverse talents, interests, and perspectives to the table.

Is Tufts insurance private?

Tufts Health Plan is one of the nation's most highly rated nonprofit health insurance companies, known for delivering high-quality health care and an outstanding member experience. We offer a broad range of health care plans and coverage options to individuals and employer groups in the region and nationally.

Is Tufts a Medicaid plan?

(November 14, 2023) — Point32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, today announced that its Tufts Health Unify product, available to Massachusetts residents ages 21-64 who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, will change its name to Tufts Health One Care effective ...

Why is Tufts Medical Center closing?

The Tufts line for patients and families is 866-978-2339 and the BCH line is 617-355-5437. Tufts announced its decision in January to close its 41-bed Tufts Children's Hospital, citing less demand for pediatric care and increasing demand for adult care.

Why is Tufts so expensive?

The primary reason that Tufts relies so heavily on tuition is that we are underendowed compared to our peers. In other words, we have a much lower ratio of endowment to number of full-time students than many of our peer institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern and Brown.