Mayors Health Line

The Mayor’s Health Line is your one-stop-shop for your health insurance and health care needs. We provide assistance to callers on a variety of personal and public health issues. We specialize in providing multilingual assistance, in over 160 languages. No matter what language you speak, our staff can help find the health program right for you and your family.

Call the Health Line to enroll in free or low cost health insurance or assistance programs right over the phone. We also provide individual case management and advocacy to our clients.

      MAYOR'S HEALTH LINE IS YOUR CONNECTION TO:

HEALTH INSURANCE: the Mayor's Health Line knows all the programs available to you, public or private. For many public programs, we can help you with the application process. We will also assist you in calling the agencies to ask the proper questions and find the answers you need.

Even if you have insurance, it may not be enough to cover all the costs associated with going to the doctor. The Mayor’s Health Line can help you find a program that covers the services your insurance doesn't. If you're pregnant, there are many state subsidized health insurance and Healthy Start services you may be eligible for.

HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CENTERS: The Mayor's Health Line has up-to-date information on all hospitals and health centers in your area. Callers can also get information on other low-cost health care services in their neighborhodd, such as breast cancer screenings, flu shots, mental health couseling, HIV testing sites, and many more.

PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR: We assist callers in finding a primary care provider that is accepting new patients and has a reasonable waiting time. If you are interested in seeing a doctor, but are uninsured we can assit you as well. 

DENTAL PROGRAMS: If You are looking for a dentist, dental care provider, or information on where you or your family can find free or low-cost dental care, the Mayor's Health Line has up-to-date information on a wide variety of dental resorces in your community. We assist callers in finding a dental care provider that is accepting new patients and has reasonable waiting time. We can also help you find low-cost dental care options and answer questions about dental insurance coverage. If you would like to learn more information on oral health and how it impacts your overall health, visit the BPHC Office of Oral Health site.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: If you're looking for affordable prescription drugs, the Mayor's Health Line will help you find the proper information or resources to help you afford prescription medications.  

                                AND MANY MORE!

 Mayor’s Health Line is your link to:

• Free Clinics
• Primary Care Doctors
• Community Health Centers
• Hospitals
• Nutritional programs
• Legal Assistance programs
• Financial Assistance programs
• Substance Abuse services
• Mental Health services
• Dental and Oral Health services
• And many other health services...

We can also start applications right over the phone for:

• MassHealth
• Commonwealth Care
• Health Safety Net
• Food Assistance
• Child Care Assistance
• Children’s Medical Security Plan (CMSP)
• Healthy Start
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program
• Substance Abuse Programs (including gambling)
• Women’s Health Network
• Home care services for elders
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Veteran’s Services (Local and Soldier’s Homes)

Language Services:

The Mayor's health Line provides assistance for non-English speaking callers and clients. The Line has on-staff interpreters who speak the following languages: Cape Verdean Creole, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish. The health line also has over the phone interpretation services free and available to our clients and callers.

Workshops:

The Mayor's Health Line also provides community presentations and workshops on a variety of topics. To request a presentation, please fill out a Presentation Request Form. Some presentation topics include:

• MassHealth
• Commonwealth Care
• Medical Security Plan
• Healthy Start
• Children's Medical Security Program
• Health Care Reform
• Individual Mandate
• Commonwealth Choice
• Student Health Insurance

Community Outreach:

If you would like the Mayor's Health Line to provide on-site services, including insurance enrollment assistance, outreach and education information, or any of our other services, you may submit an Outreach Participation Form. We can bring the Mayor's Health Line to your event or program!

Online Outreach: