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  On its way out the door, the Trump Administration issued an interim final rule restricting important Medicaid protections enacted by Congress to keep people from losing benefits during the pandemic. Many of your orgs may have filed comments as MLRI did opposing the rule. We have not seen…

We are writing with important updates on “public charge,” a training tomorrow and efforts to repeal the SNAP 3-month time limit/work rules. Public Charge updates, client materials and Virtual Q&A tomorrow   Our national partners, Protecting Immigrant Families, have just…

  Today, March 31 at 2 pm Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Webinar on Improving Access to COVID Vaccines for Immigrants On Wednesday, March 31 (2-3 ET), PIF is hosting a webinar titled, Improving Access to COVID Vaccines: Public Policy and Outreach Strategies. Join PIF and…

Special SNAP Coalition call info below along with other updates - including a flier on SNAP and unemployment benefits!   Special SNAP Coalition Zoom on Tuesday, 1/26 from 10-11 to cover federal updates!   In light of Friday's executive order, we are having a…

Attached are updated ConnectorCare materials for OE 2020 (Nov 1, 2019 to Jan 23, 2020) for coverage in 2020.    People applying for ConnectorCare coverage to begin Dec 1 are still subject to the 2018 FPLs. See the Income Tables…

Health Update: October 2019 Public Charge Multiple federal courts have blocked the Trump administration’s final public charge regulations from going into effect on October 15, 2019! This means most non-citizens can continue using the nutrition, health and housing benefits for which…

Commissioner Jeff McCue is leaving DTA in mid-October. MLRI and other advocates for low-income people in Massachusetts deeply appreciate and respect the Commissioner and the work he and his team have done since he became Commissioner in early 2015.  Commissioner McCue put a stop to…

We've received quite a few questions about how to advise immigrant families worried about receiving nutrition benefits. Attached is a flier (English and Spanish) that you can share with community organizations and immigrant families. If you find it useful, let us know and we will work on…

TO:  Food SNAP Coalition FR:  Pat Baker, Vicky Negus RE:  SNAP & Medical Expenses, Student Hunger, Voter Registration – Resources for Your Advocacy Hope you all had a fantastic July 4th break.  We are writing with a couple of updates and resources for your…

EOHHS had launched an initiative to create a more coherent way for people to get behavioral health services.    This summer they are holding 8 listening sessions across the state.    The next 2 sessions are June 18 on Cape Cod & June 19 in Brockton.  More…