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Hello to All! As we wind down summer and enter the start of a new school year (for some) and cooler days (for all), here is this week’s Health Announce, featuring: MassHealth confirms major changes to the Independent Assessment Entity (IAE) Request for Response at the Dignity Alliance…

A number of updates and resources below! Reminder we do not have a SNAP Coalition meeting in August - our next meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 10-11:30 AM.  Sign on to joint comments seeking improvements to Summer EBT - by Noon Tuesday, 8/27 We appreciate the work you all have…

Important updates below! Reminder there is no August SNAP Coalition meeting. Our next meeting will be on Sept. 24. Pat and I are here for questions/concerns in the meantime, reach out any time!   Summer EBT updates - NEW DTA form for families who need case number & multilingual PINing…

This eblast is focused on families who got Summer EBT cards - issued to families who were not on SNAP or DTA cash benefits when Summer EBT was issued.      Please continue to refer to this MLRI slide deck for up to date information on Summer EBT, including the…

  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…

As we head into the weekend, we wanted to say we know it is a very heavy and hard time around the world and here in New England. We feel this with all of you. We are sending you care and hope you have time together with loved ones in the sunshine this weekend. A particular note of support and…

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…

SNAP Coalition Agenda: Tomorrow, Tuesday 10/24 from 10-11:30 AM As always, we have a jam-packed agenda for tomorrow. Brittany Mangini from DTA will be joining us. Zoom link here.  Federal updates - reminder about FNS guidance on SNAP for November/December in case of a shutdown in…

We have our next SNAP Coalition meeting on Tuesday, October 24th from 10 to 11:30 AM. Here’s the ZOOM link and an agenda will follow closer to the 24th.  In the meanwhile, we’ve got some important updates.  DTA now issuing replacement payments with federal dollars when SNAP…