Health Safety Net (HSN) formerly Free Care/Uncompensated Care Pool
Resources in this Category
ALL Agency Rules & Procedures External Resources Policy Advocacy Practice Materials Other
| Title | Date  | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Health Safety Net Copays -May 2008 update In May 2008, the Division of Health Care Finance & Policy has temporarily suspended all copayments for medical services except for pharmacy copayments until further notice. | 5/20/2008 | |
 | June 13 comment deadline on proposed HSN rules Link to DHCFP website with proposed rules at 13.00 and 14.00 on Health Safety Net (FREE CARE) eligibility and payment | 5/13/2008 | |
| | 2007-2008 MassHealth Income/Poverty Level Tables Tables showing upper income limits in MassHealth and other health care programs. | 10/19/2007 | |
 | What's happening to Free Care? Summary of major changes to free care taking effect after October 1, 2007 & advocacy tips for clients receiving Free Care termination notices. | 10/19/2007 | |
| | Final DHCFP Health Safety Net Regulations New Health Safety Net Regulations replacing the Uncompensated Care Pool eligibility regulations. | 10/12/2007 | |
| | Health Safety Termination Notice to Unenrolled Commonwealth Eligible Individuals Approximately 45,000 Health Safety Net enrollees who have been determined eligible for the Commonwealth Care Program will receive this notice, terminating their HSN coverage sometime in December 2007. | 10/11/2007 | |
| | Summary of Health Access Developments in FY 2008 Summary of fiscal 2008 budget items and administrative developments affecting access to MassHealth, CMSP, Prescription Advantage, Free Care (Health Safety Net), Commonwealth Care and implementation of the "Individual Mandate" to have health insurance--with citations. | 9/13/2007 | |
| | GBLS comments on proposed Health Safety Net Pool | 9/4/2007 | |
| Safety Net Care Comments from MLRI and CoSignors Attached are two documents.
THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS IS AUGUST 31, 2007 5 p.m. | 8/22/2007 | ||
| | From the Free Care Pool to the Safety Net Pool Slides of a presentation describing conversion of the existing Free Care Pool to the newly proposed Safety Net Pool | 8/13/2007 | |
| Health Safety Net Care Pool to Replace Free Care Pool-Public Hearing Aug. 22, 2007 The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy has issued draft regulations governing the Health Safety Net affecting both eligibility and services replacing the Uncompensated Care Pool, also known as the Free Care Pool. A Public hearing is scheduled for August 22, 2007 | 7/18/2007 | ||
| | MLRI Comments on future of Free Care June 2007 comments submitted to DHCFP at "consultative session" on future of Free Care. Proposed regs for Safety Net Care Pool (successor to Uncompensated Care Pool) should be out in July-August 2007. | 7/6/2007 | |
| Good news on access to the Free Care/Uncompensated Care Pool for US citizens (Updated) | 6/7/2007 | ||
| | Health Reform Highlights for Low Income People MLRI's summary of key features of health reform affecting low income people | 7/11/2006 | |
| | Relationship between Medicare Part D and Uncompensated Care Pool Attached is a memo from DHCFP discussing the coverage relationship of the two programs. | 12/6/2005 | |
| | Comments of MLRI & others on Proposed Free Care Rules The legislature has postponed these proposed rules until at least Jan. 31, 2006. Read the comments of MLRI & other advocates on why the proposed cuts in Free Care should be be shelved for good. | 9/8/2005 | |
| 2002 report from Special Commission on Uncompensated Care | 12/27/2002 | ||
| | Free Care Regulations and related materials from DHCF&P Information on the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy web site on the Uncompensated Care Pool and the Free Care Program including the Uncompensated Care (Free Care) Regulations and Annual Reports. | ||
