What's new at MLS

1.      MassHealth Listening Session on Dec 12 regarding approval of PCA hours Important Notices & News On Monday, December 12 at 10:00am, MassHealth will be hosting a Public Listening Session to ask for feedback about an upcoming change in the MassHealth…

Good morning, Hunger Free Campus Coalition advocates, Massachusetts can make history in 2022 by passing a Hunger Free Campus Initiative this month!   1 in 3 college students face food insecurity.  Senators Harriette Chandler, Joan Lovely and many of their Senate colleagues have asked…

MLRI recently became aware of a number of SNAP web applications denied for lack of verification of residence, even though the applicant submitted a current RMV license or state ID.  SNAP Coalition members also flagged this problem at the May 20th Coalition meeting. Under…

See email from Frank Martinez-Nocito re rescheduling of event due to foul weather.  If you would like to get updates on this and other events, please send Frank your email.  frank.martineznocito@state.ma.us   Separately, there was a small error in the EBT photo flier…

We have continued to receive calls and emails from community organizations and/or SNAP recipients directly who have received SNAP termination notices. We have been called by employers who were asked to produce verification for persons that have not worked for them.  We have seen a flurry of…

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Press Release Contact: Kim Haberlin – 617-470-9686 Claire Cooper – 617-921-6870 STATE WILL PURSUE DUAL TRACK TO PREPARE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE WEBSITE FOR FALL 2014 OPEN ENROLLMENT Sarah Iselin, Optum to present responsible…

Tomorrow the Governor releases his proposed budget for the next fiscal year.  Meanwhile, the health coverage landscape gets ever more confusing. Attached and reprinted below is our best effort to describe the Jan 1 transition with links to information from MassHealth & the…

Please note, the NEXT SNAP Coalition meeting in Boston is Tuesday, January 28th from 10 AM to Noon.    DTA and the eNotification pilot in Massachusetts:   DTA has started the process of collecting both email addresses and written permission…

We are continuing to receive calls and emails about the Massachusetts EBT photo policy from community partners and individual recipients. This email is to give you a brief update on the EBT photo card implementation and to ask you to continue to flag EBT card cases, even if…