Mass General Brigham Health Plan Blog

<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head><script type="application/javascript" id="hs-cookie-banner-scan" data-hs-allowed="true" src="/_hcms/cookie-banner/auto-blocking.js?portalId=5977230&domain=blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org"></script> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Mass General Brigham Health Plan Blog</title> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hubfs/Mass_General_Brigham_August_2022/Images/faviconV2.png"> <meta name="description" content=""> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hs-fs/hub/5977230/hub_generated/template_assets/82085669395/1699282157532/Mass_General_Brigham_August_2022/css/main.min.css"> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hs-fs/hub/5977230/hub_generated/template_assets/82084975105/1699282155224/Mass_General_Brigham_August_2022/css/templates/_blog.min.css"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <script src="/hs/hsstatic/jquery-libs/static-1.4/jquery/jquery-1.11.2.js"></script> <script>hsjQuery = window['jQuery'];</script> <meta property="og:description" content=""> <meta property="og:title" content="Mass General Brigham Health Plan Blog"> <meta name="twitter:description" content=""> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Mass General Brigham Health Plan Blog"> <style> a.cta_button{-moz-box-sizing:content-box !important;-webkit-box-sizing:content-box !important;box-sizing:content-box !important;vertical-align:middle}.hs-breadcrumb-menu{list-style-type:none;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px}.hs-breadcrumb-menu-item{float:left;padding:10px 0px 10px 10px}.hs-breadcrumb-menu-divider:before{content:'›';padding-left:10px}.hs-featured-image-link{border:0}.hs-featured-image{float:right;margin:0 0 20px 20px;max-width:50%}@media (max-width: 568px){.hs-featured-image{float:none;margin:0;width:100%;max-width:100%}}.hs-screen-reader-text{clip:rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);height:1px;overflow:hidden;position:absolute !important;width:1px} </style> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400&display=swap"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto+Slab:wght@300&display=swap"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hs-fs/hub/5977230/hub_generated/template_assets/82085698924/1699282157548/Mass_General_Brigham_August_2022/css/theme-overrides.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hs-fs/hub/5977230/hub_generated/module_assets/82090546779/1660631028396/module_82090546779_Site_Search.min.css"> <style> #hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_blog-module-2 .sidebar {} </style> <style> #hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_pagination-module-2 .blog-pagination {} </style> <style> @font-face { font-family: "Roboto"; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; src: url("/_hcms/googlefonts/Roboto/regular.woff2") format("woff2"), url("/_hcms/googlefonts/Roboto/regular.woff") format("woff"); } </style>  <style id="hs_editor_style" type="text/css"> #hs_cos_wrapper_module_17139770020443 { display: block !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important } #hs_cos_wrapper_module_17139770020443 { display: block !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important } /* HubSpot Non-stacked Media Query Styles */ @media (min-width:768px) { .dnd_area_header-row-0-vertical-alignment > .row-fluid { display: -ms-flexbox !important; -ms-flex-direction: row; display: flex !important; flex-direction: row; } .cell_1713977130176-vertical-alignment { display: -ms-flexbox !important; -ms-flex-direction: column !important; -ms-flex-pack: center !important; display: flex !important; flex-direction: column !important; justify-content: center !important; } .cell_1713977130176-vertical-alignment > div { flex-shrink: 0 !important; } .dnd_area_pagination-row-0-vertical-alignment > .row-fluid { display: -ms-flexbox !important; -ms-flex-direction: row; display: flex !important; flex-direction: row; } .dnd_area_pagination-column-1-vertical-alignment { display: -ms-flexbox !important; -ms-flex-direction: column !important; -ms-flex-pack: start !important; display: flex !important; flex-direction: column !important; justify-content: flex-start !important; } .dnd_area_pagination-column-1-vertical-alignment > div { flex-shrink: 0 !important; } } /* HubSpot Styles (default) */ .dnd_area_header-row-0-background-layers { background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(238, 240, 242, 1), rgba(238, 240, 242, 1)) !important; background-position: left top !important; background-size: auto !important; background-repeat: no-repeat !important; } .dnd_area_sidebar-row-0-margin { margin-top: 45px !important; } .dnd_area_sidebar-row-0-padding { padding-top: 10px !important; padding-bottom: 10px !important; } .dnd_area_sidebar-row-0-background-layers { background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(238, 240, 242, 1), rgba(238, 240, 242, 1)) !important; background-position: left top !important; background-size: auto !important; background-repeat: no-repeat !important; } </style> <script> /*Code to remove the consent banner cookies when a visitor clicks an element with the 'removeCookies' id.*/ var _hsp = window._hsp = window._hsp || []; document.getElementById("removeCookies").onclick = function() { _hsp.push(['revokeCookieConsent']); }; </script> <script type="text/javascript"> (function(window, document, dataLayerName, id) { window[dataLayerName]=window[dataLayerName]||[],window[dataLayerName].push({start:(new Date).getTime(),event:"stg.start"});var scripts=document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],tags=document.createElement('script'); function stgCreateCookie(a,b,c){var d="";if(c){var e=new Date;e.setTime(e.getTime()+24*c*60*60*1e3),d="; expires="+e.toUTCString();f="; SameSite=Strict"}document.cookie=a+"="+b+d+f+"; path=/"} var isStgDebug=(window.location.href.match("stg_debug")||document.cookie.match("stg_debug"))&&!window.location.href.match("stg_disable_debug");stgCreateCookie("stg_debug",isStgDebug?1:"",isStgDebug?14:-1); var qP=[];dataLayerName!=="dataLayer"&&qP.push("data_layer_name="+dataLayerName),isStgDebug&&qP.push("stg_debug");var qPString=qP.length>0?("?"+qP.join("&")):""; tags.async=!0,tags.src="https://mgb.containers.piwik.pro/"+id+".js"+qPString,scripts.parentNode.insertBefore(tags,scripts); !function(a,n,i){a[n]=a[n]||{};for(var c=0;c<i.length;c++)!function(i){a[n][i]=a[n][i]||{},a[n][i].api=a[n][i].api||function(){var a=[].slice.call(arguments,0);"string"==typeof a[0]&&window[dataLayerName].push({event:n+"."+i+":"+a[0],parameters:[].slice.call(arguments,1)})}}(i[c])}(window,"ppms",["tm","cm"]); })(window, document, 'dataLayer', '555fbf7a-be0d-4c7e-8667-7267bb9555b0'); </script> <link rel="next" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/page/2"> <meta property="og:url" content="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org"> <meta property="og:type" content="blog"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/rss.xml"> <meta name="twitter:domain" content="blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org"> <meta http-equiv="content-language" content="en"> <meta name="generator" content="HubSpot"></head> <body> <div class="body-wrapper hs-content-id-72761130516 hs-blog-listing hs-blog-id-12354087613"> <div data-global-resource-path="Mass_General_Brigham_August_2022/templates/partials/headers/mgbhp-header.html"><div class="otr_hder"> <header class="header"> <button class="menu-toggle"></button> <div class="region r-header-top"> <div class="r-header-top__content"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_top_menu" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"> <nav aria-label="Main menu" class="navigation-primary"> <ul class="submenu level-1"> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="http://member.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/" class="menu-link">Member portal</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="http://employer.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/" class="menu-link">Employer portal</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="http://broker.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/" class="menu-link">Broker portal</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="http://provider.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/" class="menu-link">Provider portal</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/covid-19" class="menu-link">COVID-19</a> </li> </ul> </nav></div> </div> </div> <div class="r-header"> <div class="r-header__content"> <div class="logo-wrapper"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_header_logo" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div class="custom-logo"> <a href="https://www.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/"> <img src="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hubfs/Mass%20General%20Brigham%20Health%20Plan/Logos/MGB_Health_Plan_horiz_rgb-1.svg" alt="MGB_Health_Plan_horiz_rgb-1"> </a> </div></div> </div> <div class="des_menu"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_btm_menu" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"> <nav aria-label="Main menu" class="navigation-primary"> <ul class="submenu level-1"> <li class="has-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="javascript:;" class="menu-link">Explore plans</a> <span class="submenu-toggle"></span> <ul class="submenu level-2"> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/small-business" class="menu-link">1-4 employees</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/small-groups" class="menu-link">5-50 employees</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/large-groups" class="menu-link">51+ employees</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/individuals-families" class="menu-link">You and your family</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/allies" class="menu-link">Allies plans</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamadvantage.org" class="menu-link">Medicare Advantage</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/medicare-balance" class="menu-link">Medicare Balance</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="javascript:;" class="menu-link">Members</a> <span class="submenu-toggle"></span> <ul class="submenu level-2"> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/find-provider" class="menu-link">Find a doctor</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/benefits" class="menu-link">Benefits</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/pharmacy" class="menu-link">Pharmacy</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/behavioral-health" class="menu-link">Mental health resources</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/members/member-resources" class="menu-link">Member forms & resources</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/mgb-aco" class="menu-link">Mass General Brigham ACO</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/employers" class="menu-link">Employers</a> <span class="submenu-toggle"></span> <ul class="submenu level-2"> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/small-business" class="menu-link">Small businesses</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/small-groups" class="menu-link">Small groups</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/large-groups" class="menu-link">Large groups</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/brokers" class="menu-link">Brokers</a> </li> <li class="has-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers" class="menu-link">Providers</a> <span class="submenu-toggle"></span> <ul class="submenu level-2"> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers/join" class="menu-link">Join the network</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers/authorization-guidelines" class="menu-link">Authorization guidelines</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers/claims" class="menu-link">Claims information</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers/medical-policies" class="menu-link">Medical policies</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers/pharmacy-guidelines" class="menu-link">Medical specialty and pharmacy policies</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers/payment-guidelines" class="menu-link">Payment policies</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers/care-management" class="menu-link">Care management</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers/resources" class="menu-link">Provider resources</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/providers/product-reference" class="menu-link">Product reference</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/admin-newsletter" class="menu-link">Provider admin newsletter</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="has-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us" class="menu-link active-branch">Meet us</a> <span class="submenu-toggle"></span> <ul class="submenu level-2"> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us/contact-us" class="menu-link">Contact us</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us/our-leadership" class="menu-link">Our leadership</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org" class="menu-link active-item" aria-current="page">Blog</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us/innovations" class="menu-link">Innovations from Mass General Brigham Health Plan</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us/in-our-community" class="menu-link">In our community</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us/quality" class="menu-link">Commitment to quality</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/careers" class="menu-link">Careers</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/newsroom" class="menu-link">Newsroom</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us/privacy-and-security" class="menu-link">Privacy and security</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us/transparency-regulations" class="menu-link">Transparency & regulations</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav></div> </div> <div class="mob_menu"> </div> <div class="des_srch"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_st_srch" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"> <div class="hs-search-field"> <div class="hs-search-field__bar"> <div class="block-title">Search</div> <form action="/hs-search-results"> <div class="frm_item"> <input type="text" class="hs-search-field__input" name="term" autocomplete="off" aria-label="Search" placeholder="Search"> </div> <input type="hidden" name="type" value="SITE_PAGE"> <input type="hidden" name="type" value="BLOG_POST"> <input type="hidden" name="type" value="LISTING_PAGE"> <div class="frm_btn"> <button aria-label="Search"></button> </div> </form> </div> <ul class="hs-search-field__suggestions"></ul> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> </div></div> <main id="main-content" class="body-container-wrapper"> <div class="body-container body-container--blog-index"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell " style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-1 dnd_area_header-row-0-background-layers dnd_area_header-row-0-background-color dnd-section dnd_area_header-row-0-vertical-alignment"> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell dnd-column cell_1713977130176-vertical-alignment" style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-2 dnd-row"> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget dnd-module" style="" data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_widget_1713977130073" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module widget-type-rich_text" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><span id="hs_cos_wrapper_widget_1713977130073_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><h1>The Health Column</h1> <h3>Tips on healthy living, wellness, and navigating health insurance.</h3></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="sidebar span9"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell " style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-1 dnd-section"> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell dnd-column" style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-2 dnd-row"> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget dnd-module" style="" data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_blog-module-2" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div class="sidebar two-col" id=""> <section class="blog-index"> <article class="blog-index__post blog-index__post--small" aria-label="Blog post summary: Create a plan to quit smoking" id="createaplantoquitsmoking"> <div class="blog-index__post-inner-card"> <a class="blog-index__post-image blog-index__post-image--small" style="background-image: url('https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hubfs/iStock-1143458792.jpg');" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/create-a-plan-to-quit-smoking" aria-label="Featured image: woman breaking cigarette and quitting smoking - Read full post: Create a plan to quit smoking"> </a> <div class="blog-index__post-content blog-index__post-content--small"> <h2><a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/create-a-plan-to-quit-smoking">Create a plan to quit smoking</a></h2> According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 34 million adults in the United States... <div class="blog-post__meta-section"> <div class="blog-post__read-minutes"> 2 minute read </div> <div class="blog-post__read-more"> <a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/create-a-plan-to-quit-smoking">Read More<span class="read-more__arrow"><span id="hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_blog-module-2_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_icon" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="icon"><svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 448 512" aria-hidden="true"><g id="long-arrow-alt-right1_layer"><path d="M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z" /></g></svg></span></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="blog-index__post blog-index__post--small" aria-label="Blog post summary: What caregivers need to know about working with health insurance" id="whatcaregiversneedtoknowaboutworkingwithhealthinsurance"> <div class="blog-index__post-inner-card"> <a class="blog-index__post-image blog-index__post-image--small" style="background-image: url('https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hubfs/iStock-2159172130.jpg');" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/what-caregivers-need-to-know-about-working-with-health-insurance" aria-label="Read full post: What caregivers need to know about working with health insurance"> </a> <div class="blog-index__post-content blog-index__post-content--small"> <h2><a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/what-caregivers-need-to-know-about-working-with-health-insurance">What caregivers need to know about working with health insurance</a></h2> Caregivers often step in to manage personal affairs, including health insurance. In recognition of... <div class="blog-post__meta-section"> <div class="blog-post__read-minutes"> 2 minute read </div> <div class="blog-post__read-more"> <a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/what-caregivers-need-to-know-about-working-with-health-insurance">Read More<span class="read-more__arrow"><span id="hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_blog-module-2_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_icon" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="icon"><svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 448 512" aria-hidden="true"><g id="long-arrow-alt-right2_layer"><path d="M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z" /></g></svg></span></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="blog-index__post blog-index__post--small" aria-label="Blog post summary: Living with diabetes: Guidance towards a healthier life" id="livingwithdiabetes:guidancetowardsahealthierlife"> <div class="blog-index__post-inner-card"> <a class="blog-index__post-image blog-index__post-image--small" style="background-image: url('https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hubfs/iStock-1726383080.jpg');" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/living-with-diabetes-guidance-towards-a-healthier-life" aria-label="Featured image: Senior man running in public park - Read full post: Living with diabetes: Guidance towards a healthier life"> </a> <div class="blog-index__post-content blog-index__post-content--small"> <h2><a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/living-with-diabetes-guidance-towards-a-healthier-life">Living with diabetes: Guidance towards a healthier life</a></h2> According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 38 million people... <div class="blog-post__meta-section"> <div class="blog-post__read-minutes"> 3 minute read </div> <div class="blog-post__read-more"> <a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/living-with-diabetes-guidance-towards-a-healthier-life">Read More<span class="read-more__arrow"><span id="hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_blog-module-2_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_icon" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="icon"><svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 448 512" aria-hidden="true"><g id="long-arrow-alt-right3_layer"><path d="M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z" /></g></svg></span></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="blog-index__post blog-index__post--small" aria-label="Blog post summary: Navigating an adult ADHD diagnosis" id="navigatinganadultadhddiagnosis"> <div class="blog-index__post-inner-card"> <a class="blog-index__post-image blog-index__post-image--small" style="background-image: url('https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hubfs/iStock-1874715452.jpg');" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/navigating-an-adult-adhd-diagnosis" aria-label="Featured image: Female college student looking distracted during a lesson - Read full post: Navigating an adult ADHD diagnosis"> </a> <div class="blog-index__post-content blog-index__post-content--small"> <h2><a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/navigating-an-adult-adhd-diagnosis">Navigating an adult ADHD diagnosis</a></h2> As a child, you may have heard phrases like “easily distracted” or “can't sit still.” For some,... <div class="blog-post__meta-section"> <div class="blog-post__read-minutes"> 2 minute read </div> <div class="blog-post__read-more"> <a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/navigating-an-adult-adhd-diagnosis">Read More<span class="read-more__arrow"><span id="hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_blog-module-2_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_icon" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="icon"><svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 448 512" aria-hidden="true"><g id="long-arrow-alt-right4_layer"><path d="M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z" /></g></svg></span></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="blog-index__post blog-index__post--small" aria-label="Blog post summary: The evolving role of pharmacists in healthcare" id="theevolvingroleofpharmacistsinhealthcare"> <div class="blog-index__post-inner-card"> <a class="blog-index__post-image blog-index__post-image--small" style="background-image: url('https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hubfs/iStock-1706928307.jpg');" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/the-evolving-role-of-pharmacists-in-healthcare" aria-label="Featured image: pharmacist standing behind a computer - Read full post: The evolving role of pharmacists in healthcare"> </a> <div class="blog-index__post-content blog-index__post-content--small"> <h2><a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/the-evolving-role-of-pharmacists-in-healthcare">The evolving role of pharmacists in healthcare</a></h2> As National Pharmacy Week approaches, it’s the perfect time to spotlight pharmacists' vital role in... <div class="blog-post__meta-section"> <div class="blog-post__read-minutes"> 2 minute read </div> <div class="blog-post__read-more"> <a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/the-evolving-role-of-pharmacists-in-healthcare">Read More<span class="read-more__arrow"><span id="hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_blog-module-2_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_icon" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="icon"><svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 448 512" aria-hidden="true"><g id="long-arrow-alt-right5_layer"><path d="M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z" /></g></svg></span></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="blog-index__post blog-index__post--small" aria-label="Blog post summary: How to find the right mental health solution for you" id="howtofindtherightmentalhealthsolutionforyou"> <div class="blog-index__post-inner-card"> <a class="blog-index__post-image blog-index__post-image--small" style="background-image: url('https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hubfs/iStock-1462663978.jpg');" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/how-to-find-the-right-mental-health-solution-for-you" aria-label="Featured image: stressed out woman sitting behind laptop - Read full post: How to find the right mental health solution for you"> </a> <div class="blog-index__post-content blog-index__post-content--small"> <h2><a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/how-to-find-the-right-mental-health-solution-for-you">How to find the right mental health solution for you</a></h2> Did you know that the average delay between symptom onset of a mental illness and treatment is 11... <div class="blog-post__meta-section"> <div class="blog-post__read-minutes"> 2 minute read </div> <div class="blog-post__read-more"> <a href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/how-to-find-the-right-mental-health-solution-for-you">Read More<span class="read-more__arrow"><span id="hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_blog-module-2_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_icon" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="icon"><svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 448 512" aria-hidden="true"><g id="long-arrow-alt-right6_layer"><path d="M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z" /></g></svg></span></span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="blog-sidebar span3"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell " style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-1 dnd_area_sidebar-row-0-margin dnd-section dnd_area_sidebar-row-0-background-color dnd_area_sidebar-row-0-background-layers dnd_area_sidebar-row-0-padding"> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget dnd-module" style="" data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17139770020443" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module widget-type-form" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"> <span id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17139770020443_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_form" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="form"><h3 id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_17139770020443_title" class="hs_cos_wrapper form-title" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget_field" data-hs-cos-type="text">Get notified when we post</h3> <div id="hs_form_target_module_17139770020443"></div> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-2 dnd-section"> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell dnd-column" style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-3 dnd-row"> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget dnd-module" style="" data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_widget_1713977041643" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/mgbhealthplan/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mgbhealthplan/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;"><svg width="50px" height="50px" viewbox="0 0 60 60" version="1.1" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g transform="translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)" fill="#000000"><g><path d="M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631"></path></g></g></g></svg></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style=" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;">View this profile on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"><div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"></div></div></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mgbhealthplan/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;" target="_blank">Mass General Brigham Health Plan</a> (@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mgbhealthplan/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;" target="_blank">mgbhealthplan</a>) • Instagram photos and videos</p></div></blockquote> <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell " style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-1 dnd-section dnd_area_pagination-row-0-vertical-alignment"> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell dnd-column dnd_area_pagination-column-1-vertical-alignment" style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper row-depth-1 row-number-2 dnd-row"> <div class="row-fluid "> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-custom_widget dnd-module" style="" data-widget-type="custom_widget" data-x="0" data-w="12"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_dnd_area_pagination-module-2" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"> <nav id="" aria-label="Pagination" role="navigation" class="blog-pagination numbered"> <a class="blog-pagination__link blog-pagination__prev-link blog-pagination__prev-link--disabled"> <svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 320 512" width="13" aria-hidden="true"><g id="chevron-left1_layer"><path d="M34.52 239.03L228.87 44.69c9.37-9.37 24.57-9.37 33.94 0l22.67 22.67c9.36 9.36 9.37 24.52.04 33.9L131.49 256l154.02 154.75c9.34 9.38 9.32 24.54-.04 33.9l-22.67 22.67c-9.37 9.37-24.57 9.37-33.94 0L34.52 272.97c-9.37-9.37-9.37-24.57 0-33.94z" /></g></svg> Prev </a> <a class="blog-pagination__link blog-pagination__number-link blog-pagination__link--active" aria-label="Go to Page 1" aria-current="true" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org">1</a> <a class="blog-pagination__link blog-pagination__number-link " aria-label="Go to Page 2" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/page/2">2</a> <a class="blog-pagination__link blog-pagination__number-link " aria-label="Go to Page 3" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/page/3">3</a> <a class="blog-pagination__link blog-pagination__number-link " aria-label="Go to Page 4" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/page/4">4</a> <a class="blog-pagination__link blog-pagination__number-link " aria-label="Go to Page 5" href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/page/5">5</a> <a class="blog-pagination__link blog-pagination__next-link " href="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/page/2"> Next <svg version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 320 512" width="13" aria-hidden="true"><g id="chevron-right2_layer"><path d="M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z" /></g></svg> </a> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid-wrapper"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12 widget-span widget-type-cell " style="" data-widget-type="cell" data-x="0" data-w="12"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <div data-global-resource-path="Mass_General_Brigham_August_2022/templates/partials/footers/mgbhp-footer.html"><footer class="footer"> <div id="back-to-top" class="back-to-top"><a href="#">Back to Top</a></div> <div class="region r-footer-middle"> <div class="region__content r-footer-middle__content"> <section id="block-contactinfo" class="contact-info"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_footer_logo" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div class="custom-logo"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamadvantage.org/"> <img src="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hubfs/Mass%20General%20Brigham%20Health%20Plan/Logos/MGB_Health_Plan_horiz_rgb_rev.svg" alt="MGB Health Plan"> </a> </div></div> </section> <div id="block-footernavigation" class="footer-nav"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_ftr_menu" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"> <nav aria-label="Main menu" class="navigation-primary"> <ul class="submenu level-1"> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/explore-plans" class="menu-link">Find a plan</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/find-provider" class="menu-link">Find a provider</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/pharmacy-2023" class="menu-link">Drug look-up</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/newsroom" class="menu-link">Newsroom</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us" class="menu-link">Meet us</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/careers" class="menu-link">Careers</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/meet-us/contact-us" class="menu-link">Contact us</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/interoperability" class="menu-link">Connect to third-party apps</a> </li> </ul> </nav></div> </div> <div class="footer-social"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_scl_links" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><div class="scl_liks"> <ul class="menu"> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MGBHealthPlan/" target="_blank" title="Facebook"></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mgbhealthplan/" target="_blank" title="Instagram"></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mgbhealthplan" target="_blank" title="Linkedin"></a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChkuvuY5gEoHRMhA3maf2cA" target="_blank" title="YouTube"></a> </li> </ul> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="r-footer-last"> <div class="region__content r-footer-last__content"> <section id="block-copyright" class="copyright"> <div class="field-wrapper"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_copyrgt" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module widget-type-rich_text" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"><span id="hs_cos_wrapper_copyrgt_" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text"><p>© 2024 Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<br>Mass General Brigham Health Plan includes Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Inc.<br>and Mass General Brigham Health Insurance Company</p></span></div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="copymenu"> <div id="hs_cos_wrapper_copy_menu" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_widget hs_cos_wrapper_type_module" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="widget" data-hs-cos-type="module"> <nav aria-label="Main menu" class="navigation-primary"> <ul class="submenu level-1"> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/47250/index.html" class="menu-link">Report a compliance issue</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/nondiscrimination-notice" class="menu-link">Non-discrimination notice</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/nondiscrimination-notice-espanol" class="menu-link">Non-discrimination Spanish</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/privacy" class="menu-link">Disclaimer, privacy, and security</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://resources.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/sales/pdfs/Mass_General_Brigham_Health_Plan_Notice_of_Privacy_Practice_Flyer.pdf" class="menu-link">Notice of privacy practices</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/web-accessibility-statement" class="menu-link">Web Accessibility Statement</a> </li> <li class="no-submenu menu-item hs-skip-lang-url-rewrite"> <a href="https://massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/alternate-language-assistance" class="menu-link">Alternate language assistance</a> </li> </ul> </nav></div> </div> </div> </div> </footer></div> </div>  <script defer src="/hs/hsstatic/content-cwv-embed/static-1.1293/embed.js"></script> <script src="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hs-fs/hub/5977230/hub_generated/template_assets/82085669408/1699282166046/Mass_General_Brigham_August_2022/js/main.min.js"></script> <script> var hsVars = hsVars || {}; hsVars['language'] = 'en'; </script> <script src="/hs/hsstatic/cos-i18n/static-1.53/bundles/project.js"></script> <script src="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hs-fs/hub/5977230/hub_generated/module_assets/82085669386/1660631129110/module_82085669386_Menu_Section.min.js"></script> <script src="https://blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org/hs-fs/hub/5977230/hub_generated/module_assets/82090546779/1660631027605/module_82090546779_Site_Search.min.js"></script>  <script data-hs-allowed="true" src="/_hcms/forms/v2.js"></script> <script data-hs-allowed="true"> var options = { portalId: '5977230', formId: 'ab247135-af25-427c-9acf-001f1eb66b23', formInstanceId: '4877', pageId: '12354087613', region: 'na1', inlineMessage: "Thanks for submitting the form.", rawInlineMessage: "Thanks for submitting the form.", hsFormKey: "712907fde571da55b580b64707decd1b", css: '', target: '#hs_form_target_module_17139770020443', contentType: "listing-page", formsBaseUrl: '/_hcms/forms/', formData: { cssClass: 'hs-form stacked hs-custom-form' } }; options.getExtraMetaDataBeforeSubmit = function() { var metadata = {}; if (hbspt.targetedContentMetadata) { var count = hbspt.targetedContentMetadata.length; var targetedContentData = []; for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) { var tc = hbspt.targetedContentMetadata[i]; if ( tc.length !== 3) { continue; } targetedContentData.push({ definitionId: tc[0], criterionId: tc[1], smartTypeId: tc[2] }); } metadata["targetedContentMetadata"] = JSON.stringify(targetedContentData); } return metadata; }; hbspt.forms.create(options); </script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var _hsq = _hsq || []; _hsq.push(["setContentType", "listing-page"]); _hsq.push(["setCanonicalUrl", "https:\/\/blog.massgeneralbrighamhealthplan.org"]); _hsq.push(["setPageId", "72761130516"]); _hsq.push(["setContentMetadata", { "contentPageId": 72761130516, "legacyPageId": "72761130516", "contentFolderId": null, "contentGroupId": 12354087613, "abTestId": null, "languageVariantId": 72761130516, "languageCode": "en", }]); </script> <script type="text/javascript" id="hs-script-loader" async defer src="/hs/scriptloader/5977230.js?businessUnitId=0"></script>  <script type="text/javascript"> var hsVars = { render_id: "ffa03c3e-67ad-4a8a-8c97-c44095029a4d", ticks: 1732670121183, page_id: 72761130516, content_group_id: 12354087613, portal_id: 5977230, app_hs_base_url: "https://app.hubspot.com", cp_hs_base_url: "https://cp.hubspot.com", language: "en", analytics_page_type: "listing-page", scp_content_type: "", analytics_page_id: "72761130516", category_id: 7, folder_id: 0, is_hubspot_user: false } </script> <script defer src="/hs/hsstatic/HubspotToolsMenu/static-1.354/js/index.js"></script> <script> document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(event) { var element = document.querySelector('.blog-sidebar'); function resize() { if (window.innerWidth < 768) { element.classList.add('mobile'); } else { element.classList.remove('mobile'); } } window.onload = resize; window.onresize = resize; var topicListing = document.querySelector('.blog-sidebar-topic-filter h3'); var topicListingSidebar = document.querySelector('.blog-sidebar-topic-filter'); var postListing = document.querySelector('.blog-sidebar-post-listing h3'); var postListingSidebar = document.querySelector('.blog-sidebar-post-listing'); postListing.addEventListener('click', function (event){ postListingSidebar.classList.toggle ('clicked'); }); topicListing.addEventListener('click', function (event){ topicListingSidebar.classList.toggle ('clicked'); }); }); </script> </body></html>

CINXE.COM

Mass General Brigham Health Plan Blog