Tufts Health Plan

• Nonprofit Organization
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Employer-Sponsored Plan Options

Nonprofit Organization

Tufts Health Plan is a nonprofit organization. Since boosting profits is not a goal of the insurer, it's easier for Tufts Health Plan to focus on the quality and affordability of its services.

Medicare and Medicaid

Tufts Health Plan offers Medicaid plans in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

If you are eligible for Medicare, you can get a Medicare Advantage or Medicare Supplement plan from Tufts Health Plan. Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plans are standardized by the federal government, and it's unclear which Medigap plan is available through Tufts Health Plan.

Those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid can benefit from Tufts Health Plan's dual-eligibility plans that offer combined Medicare and Medicaid coverage. These plans include access to a care manager, which is typical for these plans.

Employers can also offer employer-sponsored Medicare plans. Plan options include Medicare Advantage, prescription drug, and Medigap.

Employer-Sponsored Plan Options

Tufts Health Plan offers a good range of plans that employers can offer employees. Some of these plans are on the health insurance exchange. Others may not be.

Tufts Health Plan's specialty is coverage in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. However, employers with employees not in those states can benefit from the insurer's plans offered in partnership with Cigna. These plans allow employers to offer one of the most sought after benefits to employees wherever they live, which helps make Tufts Health Plan competitive.

• Insufficient Customer Reviews
• Primarily Available in 2 States
• Limited Individual and Family Plans
• Unclear Membership Perks and Support Programs

Insufficient Customer Reviews

Best Company has not received many Tufts Health Plan reviews, so conclusions about the customer experience and customer satisfaction are not available.

Primarily Available in 2 States

Tufts Health Plan's health insurance is primarily available to people and employers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Its service area also includes New Hampshire and Connecticut. 

Although the company has partnered with Cigna to offer health plans to employers with employees outside of Tuft Health Plan's service area, its reach for Medicare, Medicaid, and individual or family health plans is more limited than larger insurers in the industry.

Limited Individual and Family Plans

Tufts Health Plan offers two kinds of health plans on the Massachusetts Health Connector, which is the state's health insurance marketplace. (Massachusetts doesn't use HealthCare.gov.)

Larger insurance carriers sometimes offer more marketplace health plans and even offer additional health plan options off of the health insurance marketplaces. If you're interested in more options, finding another health insurance company may be beneficial.

However, if a health plan from Tufts Health Plan meets your needs, it's worth considering.

Unclear Membership Perks and Support Programs

Many health insurance companies offer support programs and incentives for developing healthy habits to their members. 

While Tufts Health Plan's website mentions support programs for its Medicare and Medicaid members, it does not offer any information on what's available to members with other health plans.

If you're interested in support programs and incentives, work with Tufts Health Plan directly to learn more about whether these are included in their offerings. If similar programs are not offered, you may want to consider another insurance provider.