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Hello all, and happy holidays!    A few MassHealth updates:   1. CommonHealth Changes- New Eligibility Operations Memo 2.  Three Month Retroactive Coverage- New Eligibility Operations Memo 3.  MassHealth MATCH Program- Housing Assistance 4. Amanda…

1.      MassHealth Listening Session on Dec 12 regarding approval of PCA hours Important Notices & News On Monday, December 12 at 10:00am, MassHealth will be hosting a Public Listening Session to ask for feedback about an upcoming change in the MassHealth…

We hope to see you at our Health Care Working Group meeting this Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 3pm!   Meeting Agenda:   1. Advocacy priorities for 2023:  The following groups plan to present their advocacy priorities: Language Access Coalition, 1199 SEIU, Health Care…

Hello all, I hope everybody had a restful long weekend!    Our next (and last of the year) Health Care Working Group meeting will be next Wednesday, December 7, 3-4:30pm.    We thought it would be helpful for everybody to hear about each other's…

The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute now has more resources available to devote to addressing health access issues for returning citizens and other criminal-justice involved individuals. We are hiring for someone to lead this project and hope you can help spread the word to your…

Federal officials promised the states at least 60 days advance notice of the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. There was no such notice that the most recent 90-day extension of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency  through Jan 11, 2023 will be the last.  During the…

Oct 27 Health Care Working Group. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for the HCWG meeting on Oct 27. Attached are the materials from our three excellent guest presenters: Erin McCrady, Jen Obadia and Pat Baker who talked about the growing Food is Medicine movement, Flex Funding available to…

  Hello all, a few quick updates/ announcements:    1. Health Care Working Group Agenda 2. Public Health Emergency renewal; updated timeline 3. Oct 27 webinar on the Affordable Connectivity Program   Health Care Working Group…

Health Announce Oct 12, 2022 We mourn the passing of Paul Spooner who died unexpectedly last weekend after a lifetime of effective advocacy for the rights and dignity of people with disabilities. https://mwcil.org/obituary-paul-w-spooner/ ADA Class Action Filed to Compel Massachusetts to…

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…