About Us

What matters to us most is the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

OVERVIEW


At Health New England, our passion is taking extraordinary care of the people in our communities. Everything we do is built around this simple, deeply held belief.

With a strong focus on excellence of care, Health New England is a not-for-profit insurer that protects employers and individuals in the commercial, Medicaid and Medicare markets. Headquartered in Springfield, MA, we proudly provide health care coverage for more than 200,000 members.

We serve commercial members in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties in Western Massachusetts and Worcester County. We also cover our Medicaid members in the four counties of Western Massachusetts. Our Medicare Advantage coverage extends throughout Western Massachusetts and into Hartford and Tolland Counties in Connecticut. We also serve commercial members and their dependents who live in Connecticut and are employed by Massachusetts companies.  


Our Service Area
Our Service Area

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  • Service areas in Western Massachusetts include Franklin, Berkshire, Hampden and Hampshire counties and part of Worcester County.
  • Services areas in Northern Connecticut include Hartford, Litchfield and Tolland counties.
  • Our corner of New England is home to some of the most outstanding medical practitioners around. With a network of over 22 hospitals and medical centers and over 4,300 providers – we make sure we give our members choice and convenience.
  • When employees need a particular type of care that requires going outside our expansive roster of medical professionals – we’ll cover that too.
  • If you have offices in other regions, employees telecommuting or retirees living at a distance who are still covered by our healthcare plan – they all have access to our nationwide network of high-quality providers to ensure members are fully covered.

Our story

We were established to improve the health and lives of the people in the communities we serve.

Health New England was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1985 by providers with a vision to be the most trusted and valued health plan in our community.

Today, as part of Baystate Health, we work hard to earn our reputation for care-excellence every day by providing outstanding service, delivering superior value and by acting as a leading corporate citizen in all our communities.

Our success is deeply rooted in compassion for people, care for their wellbeing and a commitment to health plans that make a real difference.

Health New England Timeline
Health New England Timeline

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Our communities

At Health New England, we are deeply connected to our communities.

Our employees live and work in the communities we serve. This means we understand the concerns, needs and values of those around us. We support the people in our communities not only by improving their health and lives as a health insurer, but also by actively participating in community organizations.

Our charitable giving efforts are focused in three areas: sponsorships, community benefits and volunteerism.


Sponsorships

Our sponsorships include organizations and events such as the City of Greenfield Triathlon, UMass Fine Arts Center, and Baypath University Women’s Conference.

We take great pride in our community benefits program, funding at-risk and underserved populations through organizations like the United Way, Children’s Study Home, NAACP, and the Center for Human Development.

Our employees are active volunteers to support Rays of Hope campaign, the American Heart Association Go Red for Women events, Friends of the Homeless dinner service, Dress for Success clothing collection, and many others.

Community Events
Community Events

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