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Fwd: 1/28 Health Connector Customer Service Hours

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
01/27/2015 - 7:28pm
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From: Cooper, Claire F (ITD) <claire.f.cooper@massmail.state.ma.us>
Date: Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 6:58 PM
Subject: 1/28 Health Connector Customer Service Hours

Good evening,

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Payment deadline extended from Jan 23 to Jan 28

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
01/26/2015 - 9:52am
The Connector is extending the Jan 23 payment deadline for Feb 1 coverage to Jan 28 --see the press release from the Gov's office pasted below:

Governor Baker Extends Massachusetts Health Connector Payment Deadline Through January 28

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New Medicaid Director & Connector Director

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
01/22/2015 - 5:53pm
Copied below is a press release from the Governor's office about today's appointment of Daniel Tsai as Medicaid Director & Asst. Secretary at EOHHS & Luis Gutierrez as Director of the Connector:

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Health Connector, MassHealth Appointments

New executive director to assume role at the Connector as MassHealth Director position elevated to Assistant Secretary role

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New Year News

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
01/21/2015 - 5:27pm
With the new administration, EOHHS has a new secretary, Mary Lou Sudders, formerly Mental Health Commissioner from 1996-2003,  the Office of Medicaid has a new interim Medicaid Director, Robin Callahan, formerly Dep. Director of Medicaid, and the Connector has a new Ex-Officio board chair, the Secretary of Admin & Finance, Kristen Lepore (most recently at AIM), and a new interim director Maydad Cohen. Cohen also continues his role as fixer in chief of the Connector website at least through open enrollment which ends Feb 15, 2015.
 
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STATEMENT OF MAYDAD COHEN ON MASSACHUSETTS DEADLINE TO PAY FOR JANUARY 1, 2015 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
12/23/2014 - 3:06pm

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Press Release

Contact: Kim Haberlin 617-470-9686
Jason Lefferts 617-869-4894
Claire Cooper 617-921-6870

STATEMENT OF MAYDAD COHEN ON MASSACHUSETTS DEADLINE TO PAY FOR JANUARY 1, 2015 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
 

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open enrollment deadlines

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
12/19/2014 - 11:27am
December 23, 2014 is the deadline for people with insurance ending December 31, 2014 & the uninsured to obtain insurance starting Jan. 1, 2015 through the Health Insurance Connector. 
(People on Commonwealth Care and Temporary MassHealth or Temporary Health Safety Net are not affected by the Dec 23 deadline -- they will have until mid-January or later to re-apply and re-enroll.)
 
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Reminder about BBT Training on Health Access, December 10th

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
12/03/2014 - 10:19am
BBT Traing: Health Care Access Programs
 
DATE:  Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 
LOCATION: Mass. Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), 10 Winter Place, Boston (Downtown Crossing)

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Revised MLRI MassHealth Income Sheet

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
12/03/2014 - 10:17am
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Open enrollment primer for non health advocates in Massachusetts

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
11/18/2014 - 3:27pm

I'm sure everyone on this list is well aware of open enrollment and the current effort to get 400,000 people now covered through Commonwealth Care and temporary MassHealth or Health Safety Net coverage to reapply and get enrolled for new coverage before their old coverage expires in early 2015.

We have written an open enrollment "primer" for nonspecialists who may not be aware of what's going on explaining the background of the situation and what they can do to make sure their clients understand any applicable deadlines and know where to get help reapplying.

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Dec 10, 2014 BBT Health Announcement

Submitted by Health-Law-Announcements
11/18/2014 - 10:54am
Flyer on upcoming BBT Health Training, December 10, 2014
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