Health Update: October 2019
Public Charge
Multiple federal courts have blocked the Trump administration’s final public charge regulations from going into effect on October 15, 2019!
This means most non-citizens can continue using the nutrition, health and housing benefits for which they are eligible without fear of public charge.
Greetings all and special hugs to those of you around the state still without power. Let us know if there is anything we can do to lighten the load. Below is information for your clients and the agenda for Tuesday’s SNAP Coalition meeting (yes, 10/22 is the 4th Tuesday of the month!)
SNAP replacement benefits for households that lost power
We have a couple of important SNAP resources and updates for you on medical expenses, veterans and “SAVE the DATE” events! And please note the new round of proposed regs to cut SNAP from USDA. Ugh !
1. Say NO to another round of USDA-proposed SNAP cuts!
On October 16th, MLRI, along with the Mass Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), Health Care for All (HCFA), and Health Law Advocates (HLA) will be doing a webinar from 3-4 pm. This webinar is intended to give community-based service providers (including healthcare providers, SNAP outreach organizations, food pantries, shelters, housing authorities, etc) a basic overview of the new public charge rule that goes into effect on October 15.
