SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Public health leaders are expected to hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss enrollment opportunities and deadlines for 2025 through the Health Connector. Massachusetts residents are required to carry health insurance or potentially face a tax penalty. Anyone who is still looking for health insurance or hasn't had coverage in months can still enroll. The deadline for coverage is December 23. Atate and local officials will give information about what you need to do if you are looking for coverage. The meeting will be held at Caring Health Center's Tania Barber Learning Institute in Springfield at 10 a.m. Local News Headlines Concerns arise following no confidence vote in Ware superintendent Michael Lovato HCC to host registration event for Spring 2025 semester Health professionals to hold public meeting on health insurance enrollment Advocacy groups threaten lawsuit for the legislature WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.