What's new at MLS

Hello all, and happy Tuesday.  We're writing with a brief update on a few things:    Spanish Language Webinar on MassHealth Redeterminations:  The MA Health Care Training Forum is hosting a public webinar in Spanish tomorrow, August 30, about the MassHealth renewal…

We hope you are having a good August. And thanks for bearing with us - This is a long eblast because we have a lot of late August updates! As always, please let us know if you have any questions or issues, and what you and your clients are experiencing.   What to do if difficult to get…

Health Care Working Group @3pm today:  We look forward to seeing you at our Health Care Working Group meeting this afternoon, at 3pm. We'll be discussing MassHealth updates- including the FY24 state budget, MassHealth's 1115 amendment request, MassHealth…

We are forwarding this message from MassHealth about a data breach affecting over 130,000 people including elderly and disabled people who receive a state-funded supplement to the SSI program, premium assistance recipients, older adults receiving home care services from Elder Affairs/ASAPs as well…

We hope you are getting some time off this summer to rest up for the fall where both Congress and the MA Legislature will return to their deliberations.There is NO SNAP Coalition meeting on the 4th Tuesday in August. The next Coalition meeting is Tuesday, September 26th from…

We have previously shared information with the SNAP Coalition about DTA's wage match system with the Department of Revenue. If your client gets a wage match notice from DTA--called a DOR Employment Verification Notice (see attached)--and does not send in the information requested, the SNAP case…

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…

The distressing news story from the Atlantic Journal-Constitution below, flagged by the Food Research Action Center, comes out of the state of Georgia. We would very much like to know if you are hearing of similar store check out experiences in Massachusetts for either SNAP or WIC…

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 &…

Did you know that there are 880 elementary and secondary schools in Massachusetts - of nearly 2,000 schools - that have high percentages of low income students and could be providing free breakfast and lunches to ALL students in the school or throughout the school district? Community…