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…

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…

Hello all, and happy Friday!    Several important announcements below:  1. MassHealth 1115 Demonstration Approved for Another 5 Years 2. More on Behavioral Health Discrimination 3. One Care Forum: October 6 4. Public Charge Final Rule   1. MassHealth 1115…

More to come…

Just a reminder that you can tune into the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health this AM, which starts NOW - 9:30 AM.  Here’s the White House live stream link: https://www.youtube.com/WhiteHouse  And here are the White House Strategy Document, which includes…

Hello all,    A couple quick things:    Student Loan Forgiveness Webinar (Today)    The Office of Economic Empowerment is hosting a webinar TODAY (Sept 27) at 12pm. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will give an overview of the upcoming student…