Elder Benefits Programs -- BBT Training
Date:
04/10/2019
Materials from the April 10, 2019 Elder Benefits training, presented as part of the MLRI/MCLE Basic Benefits Training Series:
Presentations
- SSA Benefits for Elders 2019 (pdf of slides)
- MassHealth Community Care for Elders 2019 (pdf of slides)
- The Executive office of Elder Affairs 2019 (home care programs) (pdf of slides)
- MassHealth Long Term Care 2019 (pdf of slides)
- EAEDC Program (pdf of slides)
- Medicare Parts A, B and Medicare Advantage 2019 (pdf of slides)
- Medicare Part D and Prescription Advantage 2019 (pdf of slides)
- Additional Options for Income Maximization (pdf of slides)
Supplemental Materials
- Medicare and You (2019)
- How to Apply for MassHealth including Senior Guide and SACA-2
- Common Housing Application
SSI/ SSDI/ Retirement
- MA State Resulations (State supplement Program) (link)
- 2019 COLA fact sheet (link)
- SSI payment chart & thresholds (link)
- State Supplement Program to SSI Regulations (link)
- The Fastest Way To Verify Social Security And Supplemental Security Income Benefits (link)
- Social Security: Understanding the Benefits (link)
- Your Retirement Benefit: How it's Figured (2019) (link)
- Social Security Retirement Benefits 2018 (pdf)
- What You Need To Know When You Get Retirement Or Survivors Benefits (pdf)
- What You Need to Know When You Get Supplemental Security Income (2019)
- Your Retirement Checklist (pdf)
- How Work Affects Your Benefits (pdf)
- Working While Disabled: How we can Help (pdf)
- The Fastest Way to Verify Your Benefits (pdf)
- When To Start Receiving Retirement Benefits (link)
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplementary Security Income (SSI) Benefits – Advocate’s Guide (link)
- Maintenance Needs Allowance Worksheet & PPA Notice (pdf)
Health:
- Eligibility for People Age 65 and Older and People Who Need Long-term Care Services (link)
- MassHealth Income Guidelines 2019 (link)
- Website for Elder Services (link)
- Affordable Home and Community Based Care (ASAP) options for elders handout (link)
- Mass Home Care income guidelines (link)
- Screening for Medical Eligibility Under the Pickle Amendment (link)
- MassHealth Long Term Care Outline (pdf)
- Additional Financial Figures for Seniors and LTC Facility Residents
- MassHealth Benefits by Coverage Type
- Connector Resources including ConnectorCare Overview
- Understanding immigrant’s eligibility for MassHealth & other subsidized health programs, 2018
- Tips for Communicating with Optum after a MassHealth Denial
- MassHealth website for Member Forms including Permission to Share Information
- Senior Care Options (SCO) website
- MassHealth website for Buy-In Application for People with Medicare and other Application Forms
- MassHealth contact information
Medicare:
- Medicare Costs (pdf)
- Medicare Part D Appeals Process (pdf)
- Medicare Part D Cost Sharing (pdf)
- QMB, SLMB, and QI Programs (pdf)
- Medigap n Massachusetts (pdf)
Prescription Advantage:
- Prescription Advantage Paper Application (link)
- Prescription Advantage Online Application (link)
- Rate Sheet for Medicare Beneficiaries (April 2019)
- Rate Sheet for non-Medicare Beneficiaries (April 2019)
- Application for Extra Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (link)
- General Instructions for Completing the Application for Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (link)
- Overview of Medicare Part D Special Enrollment Periods (link)
- How Prescription Advantage works for Medicare members (link)
- How Prescription Advantage works for members not on Medicare (link)
- Timeline of Part D appeals (link)
- Who to Contact: Social Security or Medicare? (link)
Other Benefits:
- Food Stamps/SNAP 101: Basic Benefits Training (BBT) Materials
- Department of Transitional Assistance Brochure: Fuel Assistance for the 2018 -2019 Heating Season
- State and Federal Veterans Basic Benefits Training (BBT) Materials 2018
- Chapter 115 Benefits from the Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services: A Self-Help Guide for Veterans and their Dependents (Written by the Veterans Legal Clinic, Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School)
- Massachusetts Department of Revenue Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit Information page
- Maximizing SNAP Benefits: The Medical Expense Deduction
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