What's new at MLS

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…

Greetings Coalition members.  We hope you had a relaxing Thanksgiving break. A couple of announcements, trainings and updates.  SNAP Coalition meeting - Tuesday, 12/5/23 Our next Coalition meeting is on Tuesday, December 5th from 10-11:30 AM (we combine November and…

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…

Some folks have inquired about a SNAP Coalition meeting this week. While it is true that we normally host SNAP Coalition meetings on the 4th Tuesday of each month - we typically combine the November and December meetings to avoid the holidays and vacation breaks. Just a reminder, the next SNAP…

We have two important Basic Benefits Trainings coming up, SSI on November 8th and TAFDC on December 4th.  Due to the upcoming holidays, the November/December combined SNAP Coalition meeting is Tuesday, December 5th, 10 - 11:30 AM.  We resume the 4th Tuesday of each month meeting…

We are writing to alert you to two important briefings this week involving the federal “public charge” rule, as well as urge your support in getting more MA Members of Congress to co-sponsor the LIFT the Bar Act.  Public charge briefings Feb 2nd and Feb…

We hope you and your loved ones braved Saturday's epic winter storm - over 2 feet of snow in some parts of MA, extremely high wind gusts and extensive power outages  - especially on the South Shore, Cape and Islands. See Boston Globe story from noon Sunday. The Mass Emergency…

The Governor released his budget proposal for state fiscal year 2023 & MLRI has produced its preliminary analysis here:  https://www.masslegalservices.org/content/governors-fy-2023-budget-proposal-mlris-preliminary-analysis-selected-issues   MassHealth advocates will be…

Hello all, a few quick things- details below:   1. Reminder to Sign onto MLRI's letter to CMS supporting reinstatement of 3 month retro by Feb. 3 2. Register now for the Health Care Access Training: February 15, 2022 3. Share a sign-on…

We have a bunch of follow up items from yesterday’s SNAP Coalition meeting. Over 118 attendees! Huge thanks to both FRAC and DTA for attending and giving excellent presentations. We will follow up separately with federal updates. Here's some key items discussed yesterday. Feb 8th…