During the Health Connector’s virtual briefing for the media on Wednesday, Oct. 7, Gasteier said the changes create “uncertainty” and “confusion” for residents who need to understand what insurance options work best for them and how they’re going to afford coverage.
The biggest takeaway that Gasteier mentioned is that up to 35,000 noncitizens in Massachusetts, whom she described as “lawfully present,” will no longer qualify starting Jan. 1 for federal subsidies through the Affordable Care Act that help cover rising insurance costs…