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…

Our next Coalition meeting will be Tuesday June 27th from 10-11:30. The Debt Ceiling Agreement: Harms to SNAP/TANF Thank you very much to everyone who called your member and was vocal in opposition to cuts to SNAP or TANF. We are extremely disheartened and frustrated to report that the debt…

Hello all,    MassHealth has filed emergency and proposed regulations to implement a significant increase in the upper income limits for the Medicare Savings Programs (MSP). These are MassHealth programs that help elderly and disabled Medicare beneficiaries pay for…

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Senior Action Council (MSAC) asked MLRI to create flyers to help older-adults navigate the DTA Assistance Line and access their SNAP balance. Many of their older adult members wanted to know how they could access their EBT balance before they went food shopping.…

Urgent need to act to oppose cuts to SNAP and TANF in debt ceiling advocacy!  See this email from FRAC on taking action today on social media.  #SNAPMatters #CareNotCuts Please continue elevating your concerns and opposition to any cuts to SNAP and TANF to our delegation and within…

We are passing along information about an event at the Boston Common tomorrow, 5/20, where Congresswoman Katherine Clark will be speaking at 3 PM. You can learn more here.    And, here is a tweet thread from MLRI if you want to elevate. Please continue…