What's new at MLS

Hello all, and happy Thursday! A few updates:    MassHealth Webinars on Redeterminations: The MA Health Care Training Forum (MTF) is hosting a webinar regarding the April 1, 2023 end of the MassHealth continuous coverage protection, and MassHealth's redetermination…

We have exciting news from our colleagues at Disability Rights Connecticut, NHelp, Justice in Aging and their private co-counsel! They have a ruling in a nationwide class action to restore Medicaid benefits to individuals dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare whose benefits were…

Health Connecter Reissuing RFIs in Late July- Early August; Response Required Within 30 Days:  During the COVID-19 emergency, the Health Connector had stopped terminating or downgrading members for failure to respond to a Request for Information (RFI). Now, in preparation for annual…

Enhanced benefits in MassHealth Family Assistance. The benefits available to people enrolled in MassHealth Family Assistance has just gotten a lot better for people with serious health conditions who need skilled facility-based care but don't need to stay in a hospital and can't safely…

  Save the Date: Next Health Care Working Group –July 22, 2020 3-4:30 ·         Health Connector –Rocky start for its new customer service vendor ·         More info…

When it comes to how to best support the efforts of the SNAP Coalition and the anti-hunger community towards anti-racism and equitable policy changes, we at MLRI are constantly learning, and want to continue learning from all of you. Below we have compiled some resources and information, along with…

The Health Connector is implementing a series of consumer-facing changes.  We are forwarding the MTF announcement of the first set including more convenient ways to pay premiums. More improvements are scheduled for later in the month.  ---------- Forwarded message…

Hi Folks, We're forwarding lots of good info fr SNAP coalition including 2 upcoming trainings: June 1 on DTA benefits & June 17 for the  rescheduled Basic Benefit Training on Immigrants & public benefits.    We also want to alert you that IRS is sending out…

Thanks to everyone who called in to yesterday's Coalition meeting after the long weekend! At this point, we will be moving to bi-weekly SNAP Coalition Zoom calls. The next SNAP Coalition Zoom will be on June 9 from 10-11:30. In between Coalition calls, we share critical updates we…

We are forwarding this notice from the state with links to new flyers informing MassHealth members & providers about available resources for food, and with information about an MTF training on June 2 & 3  on proposed new MassHealth cost-sharing rules scheduled to take effect July…