Elder Benefits Programs -- BBT Training
Materials from the May 2, 2023 Elder Benefits training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training Series:
Presentations
- MassHealth for Community Residents (pdf of slides)
- SSA Benefits for Elders (pdf of slides)
- MassHealth Long Term Care (pdf of slides)
- Medicare Parts A, B and Medicare Advantage (pdf of slides)
- Medicare Part D and Prescription Advantage (pdf of slides)
- Additional Options for Income Maximization (pdf of slides)
Additional Links
SSI/ SSDI/ Retirement
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Application for Retirement Insurance Benefits (and Spanish version)
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Application for Disability Insurance Benefits (and Spanish version)
- MA State Resolutions (State supplement Program) (link)
- 2023 COLA fact sheet (link)
- SSI payment chart & thresholds (link)
- State Supplement Payment Levels (pdf)
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The Fastest Way To Verify Social Security And Supplemental Security Income Benefit
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Social Security: Understanding the Benefits (and Spanish version)
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Your Retirement Benefit: How it's Figured (and Spanish version)
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What You Need To Know When You Get Retirement Or Survivors Benefits (and Spanish version)
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What You Need to Know When You Get Supplemental Security Income (and Spanish version)
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Working While Disabled: How We Can Help (and Spanish version)
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When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits (and Spanish version)
● Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
● MassHealth Medicare Savings Program Application
● Health Connector's ConnectorCare overview (and Spanish version)
● Expanded help paying for health coverage through Health Connector
● Minimum Income Rule for ConnectorCare
● HCBS - Increases in Income under PETI rule
● Memo on the Pickle Amendment - for Deemed SSI Recipients
● Material for Immigrants and Public Benefits BBT (2023)
● MassHealth website for Member Forms
● MassHealth Contact Information
● MassHealth List of SCO Plans
● Find an Enrollment Assister (CACs and Navigators)
● MassHealth Income Standards and FPL Guidelines 2023
● MassHealth Application- SACA-2 (Paper Application)
● MassHealth Application- SACA-2 (Online Application)
● Shortened SACA-2 renewal available to certain members
● MassHealth Senior Guide for Healthcare Coverage
● MassHealth PACE Service Areas
● Chart of MassHealth Benefits by Coverage Type
● Understanding Immigrants' Eligibility for MassHealth and Other Subsidized Coverage
● Mass Home Care Eligibility Guidelines
● Eligibility Figures for Residents of Long Term Care Facility
Resources about the end of MassHealth’s Continuous Coverage and April 1, 2023- March 31, 2024 redetermination campaign:
● COVID 19 Related Changes Affecting MassHealth, Health Connector & Health Safety Net
● MassHealth’s Redeterminations Communications Toolkit
● MassHealth’s slideshow presentations on the redetermination process
● MassHealth Renewal Help Guide
● Redetermination Flyer for members 65 and over
● Redetermination Flyer for members in long term care facilities
● MassHealthRenew.org - how to update your address and renew you coverage
● Health Connector, Open Enrollment and End of MassHealth Protections Update, Feb 23, 2022
Medicare:
● National Council on Aging, Medicare Part D Special Enrollment Periods
● Social Security Administration: Who to Contact: Social Security or Medicare?
● Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Part D Coverage Determination/Appeals Process
● Medicare Part D Cost Sharing
● Medicare Savings (Buy-In) Programs
● Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medigap in Massachusetts
● Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare and You (2023)
● My Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Isn’t Covering My Medications! What Can I Do?
● Social Security Administration, Appointment of Representative
● Medicare Appointment of Representative
● Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Original Medicare Initial Determination/Appeals Process
Prescription Advantage:
● Prescription Advantage Printable Application
● Prescription Advantage Online Application
● Prescription Advantage Rate Schedule for Members Eligible for Medicare
● Prescription Advantage Rate Schedule for Members Not Eligible for Medicare
● How Prescription Advantage works for Medicare members
● How Prescription Advantage works for members not on Medicare
Other Benefits:
● Food Stamps/SNAP 101: Basic Benefits Training (BBT) Materials
● SNAP and the Medical Expense Deduction
● SNAP and Medical Expenses Benefits Chart
● Older Adults and Disabled Households SNAP At-A-Glance Chart
● DTA Information on End of Extra SNAP Payments
● Cold Relief: Department of Housing and Community Development, 2023
● State and Federal Veterans Basic Benefits Training (BBT) Materials 2022
● Affordable Connectivity Program
● Massachusetts Department of Revenue Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit Information page
● Findyourfunds.org: information about COVID-related stimulus payments and tax credits