What's new at MLS

We look forward to connecting on Tuesday, April 23. Our Coalition meeting, as always, will be from 10-11:30 AM. We will have updates on the State Budget, federal Farm Bill and policy updates from DTA. See below.  URGENT: Ask House Reps to co-sponsor key amendments  Last…

Health Update April 18, 2024   FY 2025 Budget Update   Next week the House will take up amendments to the HWM budget. Among the 1495 amendments filed last week, we wanted to bring four health-related amendments to your attention:    1. Amendment…

Hello all, and happy spring! A few language access-related updates and opportunities:    MassHealth Language Access Plan- Updated MassHealth updates its language access plan every two years. On March 28, they published their updated Language Access Plan for Jan 2024-Dec…

FY 2025 Budget On April 10, 2024 the House Ways & Means Committee released its FY 25 budget. The big news for MassHealth members is that the HWM Committee listened to the voices of people with disabilities and service providers and rejected the Governor’s proposal to save $114 million in the…

Greetings anti-hunger troubadours and apologies for two emails in one day.     Earlier today DTA sent the April 2024 Statewide Updates to the local DTA Advisory Boards (many of you may be on DTA Advisory Boards). On page 2 of the April 2024…

A number of resources and updates are below! Our next SNAP Coalition meeting will be on Tuesday, April 23, from 10-11:30.  And check out below DTA training on DTAConnect improvements on April 24th!   Mass Legal Help - brand new look and resources! We are thrilled to announce…

Greetings SNAP Coalition members. Hope you all weathered Thursday’s crazy Nor’Easter. Reminder that SNAP households that lost power for 4 or more hours and had to toss food can request SNAP “misfortune” replacement benefits to replace food purchased…

1. Independent Assessment Entity. At last month's Health Care Working Group meeting we discussed MassHealth's RFR to contract with a single entity to make assessments and determine eligibility for PCA services (including PCA services provided via One Care), Adult Day Health, Day Hab,…

Thank you all for a very robust Coalition meeting today! We will follow up soon with a more robust email, but for today:   Attached are the child care fliers DTA mentioned during the meeting. These DTA fliers, in English and Spanish, include information about how…

We look forward to seeing you at our March Health Care Working Group meeting tomorrow, (Wed) 3-4:30pm. Scroll down for zoom information, which should also be in your calendar.    Meeting agenda:  1. Proposed PCA cuts  2. Independent Assessment Entity (IAE) for…