1. On Tuesday, Governor Baker asked the conference committee working out a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 to include language on an employer assessment that has been in the works since January. What has not gotten into the headlines: he also advanced a completely new proposal to cut MassHealth eligibility for non-disabled adults (primarily parents but also child-less adults) and authority to cut any optional benefits potentially affecting all MassHealth beneficiaries including children, people with disabilities and the elderly.

Recent press on impact of federal SNAP cuts on Massachusetts:

In case you missed it, here is some very recent press on the potential impact of the President's proposed cuts to SNAP on the Commonwealth and the nation.

Effective July 1st, MassHealth has ended its  CMSP contract with UniCare and will be administering the program in-house.  See attached Provider Transmittal.

Also see CMSP Parent/Guardian notice which was mailed last week to parents and guardians of CMSP members

The Republican bill to repeal & replace Obamacare & gut Medicaid has dropped out of the headlines, but the danger is still very real.  Today is a national call in day to Senators who may be asked  to vote on the "American Health Care Act" (AHCA) before the end of June.