What's new at MLS

1.      MassHealth Webinar Tomorrow Thursday March 30, 2023 2-4 pm: Part 3: MassHealth for Seniors and Individuals Seeking Long-Term Care Services Renewals. Register Here 2.      MassHealth Renewal Notices…

Hello all, and happy Wednesday!    Here are several upcoming webinars that you might be interested in:   1. MassHealth Health Plan Updates: Relaunch of ACO Programs (tomorrow!) 2. Organizations Interested in Becoming Certified Application Counselors 3. MassHealth…

Happy Friday,  It's been another eventful week - FY 24 Budget (House 1) Our new Governor released her first budget on March 1. This is a link to MLRI’s preliminary analysis of selected topics affecting low-income state…

  Cover All Kids -Sign on letter before the holiday weekend   As the formal legislative session is entering its last month, the clock is ticking on pending bills. here is the latest info from the Children's Health Access Coalition on Cover All Kids   Globe…

In this announcement, CMS has agreed to extend the current  MassHealth1115 demonstration that otherwise would have expired after June 30, 2022. The temporary extension of the current demonstration is through Sept 30, 2022  during which CMS and MassHealth will continue to work out…

We had a great Health Care Working Group meeting yesterday- thanks to all those who were able to attend, and to Kathy Melley from Health Care For All for presenting!    As promised, the slides from Kathy's presentation on HCFA's outreach campaign are…

We look forward to seeing you at our Health Care Working Group meeting tomorrow (Wednesday, June 22) at 3:00pm.    We'll be reporting on the PHE unwinding updates we've learned from MassHealth since our last HCWG meeting, and we'll debrief the unwinding presentation that…

    Families across the country, including in Massachusetts are facing challenges accessing infant formulas. These challenges are related to the February recall of certain Abbott infant formulas, the resulting increased demand for other…

Senate wraps up FY 23 budget, next stop conference committee Medicare Saving Program expansion proposed for Jan 2023. Both chambers provided for a further expansion of the upper income limits for the Medicare Savings Programs (Senior Buy In and Buy In) effective Jan. 1, 2023 with the only…