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MLRI has updated its 2016 paper  on a quirky aspect of the law that is affecting a relatively small group of  seniors who may lose eligibility for ConnectorCare (which has no asset test) when their income drops below 100% of poverty or they go from being Lawfully Present to Qualified…

A May 23, 2017 study by the Urban Institute  commissioned by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation in its role as a co-convener of the Massachusetts Coalition for Coverage and Care  projects devastating consequences for the Commonwealth if the House-passed version of the…

Attached are two recent letters signed by Gov Baker. One letter dated May 11, 2017 is from the National Governor's Association, co-signed by Gov Baker as vice chair  of the Health & Human Services Committee  to Congressional leaders urging them to reauthorize funding for the…

The latest proposal from House Republicans is to repeal the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion and drastically reduce Medicaid funding by converting it to a Block Grant or a Per Capita Allotment. Attached are fact sheets on the importance of Medicaid in Massachusetts, and the harm that…

ConnectorCare is the name for those private plans purchased through the Health Connector with the lowest premium & cost sharing for individuals with income that does not exceed 300% of the poverty level. It is comparable to the former Commonwealth Care program.  Once found eligible for…

This document is written for non-specialists about the current effort to reach 400,000 low and moderate income people who currently have health coverage under programs that end in early 2015. It provides background on the current situation, describes the affected clients, and offers some practical…