What's new at MLS

The Governor released his budget proposal for state fiscal year 2023 & MLRI has produced its preliminary analysis here:  https://www.masslegalservices.org/content/governors-fy-2023-budget-proposal-mlris-preliminary-analysis-selected-issues   MassHealth advocates will be…

Hello all, a few quick things- details below:   1. Reminder to Sign onto MLRI's letter to CMS supporting reinstatement of 3 month retro by Feb. 3 2. Register now for the Health Care Access Training: February 15, 2022 3. Share a sign-on…

Please support reinstating three months retroactive coverage for all MassHealth beneficiaries by signing on to our comments to CMS by Feb 3, 2022 The Medicaid statute requires state Medicaid programs, like MassHealth, to pay for health care that Medicaid-eligible people received up to three…

Hello all,    A few brief updates:    Health Care Working Group Meeting- Agenda:   Our next Health Care Working Group meeting is this Thursday (20th) at 3pm. You should have received a calendar invite with this zoom link for the…

1. Secretary Becerra extended the COVID 19 Public Health Emergency for another 90 days from Jan 16, 2022. This is the 8th 90 day extension since the PHE was first declared in Jan 2020.    For Medicaid beneficiaries, this means that the continuous coverage protection…

We are forwarding this info from MassHealth on extension of the response deadline on these two RFIs from Jan 15 to Feb 4. The RFIs are attached but if you are responding be sure to look at the additional  information  posted on the RFIs website at the links shown…

Hello all, and happy new year!   A few upcoming meetings/events:    Health Connector Public Webinar: January 11 (tomorrow) Scroll down to the email below for more information on the Health Connector's public webinar tomorrow, at 12:30pm, about how to apply for and…

Massachusetts submitted its extension request to CMS on Dec 21 and there is now an opportunity to file comments with CMS. Comments are due by Feb 3, 2022.   MLRI is working on its analysis of the request which we will be sharing with you soon.   One disappointment is that EOHHS…

Thanks to those of you who participated in Wednesday's Health Care Working Group meeting.  We're passing on info related to several of the agenda items at that meeting: 1. Extension of reply deadline on EOHHS Equity RFI to Jan 15, 2022 2. Copy of Kara's slide deck on…

Hello all,    Our last Health Care Working Group meeting of the year is next Wednesday, December 8 from 3-4:30pm.    Meeting agenda:  1. MassHealth health equity Requests for Information (see email below) 2. MassHealth changes to gender-affirming coverage…