What's new at MLS

March 29, 2022 COVID-19 Update Congress is at an impasse over further COVID 19 funding. One casualty is the federal fund administered by HRSA to reimburse providers for testing, treating & vaccinating the uninsured that stopped accepting claims on March 22 for testing and treatment…

1. Please consider signing your organization onto this letter of support for H1246/S749 An Act Protecting The Homes Of Seniors And Disabled People On MassHealth. The letter and a fact sheet about the bill are  attached. The bill was reported favorably out of the Joint Health…

Hi Folks, We're forwarding this announcement from MassHealth & the Connector with links to  updated income Tables & Flyers, updated Application Forms and other resources.   MLRI's March 1, 2022 version of our upper income limit Table for Health Coverage programs is…

2022 Federal Poverty Levels eff. March 1 for MassHealth, HSN and CMSP   MassHealth updates its income standards with the current year's poverty level on March 1. This is a link to the MassHealth 2022 Desk Guide which shows the upper income levels for MassHealth and Medicare Savings…

MassHealth and the Connector have posted the new paper application form to be used in applying for MassHealth, subsidized insurance through the Connector, CMSP and the Health Safety Net for people under age 65.  It's the ACA-3 (Oct…

This is very good news in the on-going health reform saga! Commonwealth of Massachusetts Press Release Contact: Kim Haberlin – 617-470-9686 Claire Cooper – 617-921-6870 STATE TO USE hCENTIVE AS HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE WEBSITE FOR FALL 2014 OPEN ENROLLMENT Decision…

In its final days of formal session, the legislature passed two important laws that will expand access to behavioral health services for people with substance use disorders and autism spectrum disorders including provisions specifically covering MassHealth. Great work by legislative champions &…

For Immediate Release - June 20, 2014 Patrick Administration Announces Steps to Ensure Equity in Health Care Coverage for Gender Dysphoria BOSTON The Patrick Administration today announced reforms to health care insurance coverage to ensure that Massachusetts residents who need transgender…

As you know, the new computer eligibility system is still broken & MassHealth continues to refine the "work-arounds" to provide benefits in the meantime. Until recently most non-citizens who do not have an eligible immigration status, applied for benefits after Jan. 1, 2014 & were…

Hospital presumptive eligibility. A May MassHealth provider bulletin describes coverage under a new process called hospital-determined presumptive eligibility. Participating hospitals can make a preliminary decision that someone is likely to be eligible for MassHealth Standard, or CarePlus…