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Tomorrow is April Fool's Day! (no joke) The exact origin of April Fool's Day is unclear - some historians trace it to France's switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, moving the start of the new year from around April 1 to January 1; others trace it to a festival…

When you’re wondering/ About Medicaid/ Where you gonna look? Resource Spotlight: KFF With the onslaught of news erupting out of Washington on an hourly basis, there are more and more moments during which I crave data and evidence-supported analysis to understand what the healthcare…

☘️☘️ Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! ☘️☘️ It’s hard to escape the presence of St. Patrick’s Day here in Massachusetts. In Boston, celebrations abound, from the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast and Parade, both held yesterday in South Boston, to gatherings celebrating Irish music and…

Hello? Can you hear me? Today, 249 years ago (i.e., March 10, 1876), the very first successful telephone call was placed between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson. According to historical accounts, Mr. Bell said, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” Let’s play a game: pretend…

Happy Read Across America Week and Belated Birthday Wishes to Dr. Seuss! Yesterday was the birthday of Western Mass native and beloved children’s book author Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Not coincidentally, yesterday also marked the start of Read Across America week, which always kicks off…

Our last Health Care Working Group meeting of 2023 will be next Wednesday, December 6 at 3pm. There are many MassHealth updates to discuss, but please also let us know if there's anything in particular that you'd like to discuss.    Zoom information for HCWG…

Hello all,    We hope you had a nice break.    We're writing to remind you that the deadline to sign onto the two letters below is by the end of the day TODAY.    Health Care For All Sign-on Letter regarding all 8 amendment requests: With…

  We are forwarding the notice from CMS of a comment period on the 1115 amendment requests that MassHealth submitted on Oct 16, 2023. Comments to CMS are due Nov 29, 2023.  In September, MassHealth accepted comments on its proposed requests for 1115 amendments and its October request…

Please see this message below from our housing unit colleagues, and consider signing onto this letter by 12pm Monday (Oct 30):   On October 16 Governor Healey announced that the state will no longer guarantee access to Emergency Assistance (EA) shelter…

We look forward to seeing you at the Thursday Oct 26 health care working group meeting at 3 pm tomorrow. This is the zoom link Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89190732365?pwd=b0FUaFNhTFAzeEJZNzlVYmhGSEJHdz09   Agenda Open Enrollment 2024 & What's New…