What's new at MLS

We hope you're enjoying your summer so far! A couple updates:    No July Health Care Working Group Meeting With summer schedules such as they are, we're skipping our July Health Care Working Group meeting. Our next Health Care Working Group meeting will be August 23 (Wed)…

MassHealth has created materials comparing One Care and SCO that will be useful to enable people eligible for either One Care or SCO who turn 65 to  decide whether to remain in One Care or enroll in SCO. Not everyone has this choice to make Disabled adults enrolled in MassHealth…

We are forwarding an announcement from MassHealth affecting almost 30,000 people in a way that is good but likely to be confusing for those affected.    MassHealth July 6, 2023 Assister Update about changes affecting almost 30,000 people We are forwarding an announcement from…

Hello everybody,    As promised, attached are the slides from our Health Care Working Group meeting today, regarding MassHealth's implementation of continuous coverage for recently incarcerated members, and for members experiencing homelessness.   

Our next Health Care Working Group meeting is next Wednesday, June 28 at 3pm. Zoom information is below.   We'll be talking about MassHealth redeterminations- updates and discussion around what you're seeing in the field and your concerns.    Also,…

Hello all, and happy new month!   Two quick announcements:  MassHealth's MyServices Portal, and  BCBS Foundation's call for proposals   MassHealth's MyServices Portal:   MassHealth officially launched its new MyServices Portal on…

Hello all,    Two things: (1) Our sign-on letter regarding MSP regulations, (2) MassHealth's redeterminations dashboard Sign-on letter regarding MSP regulations: We're writing to remind you of our sign-on letter regarding…

Hello all,    MassHealth has filed emergency and proposed regulations to implement a significant increase in the upper income limits for the Medicare Savings Programs (MSP). These are MassHealth programs that help elderly and disabled Medicare beneficiaries pay for…

Hello all, and happy Friday!    Save the date for our next Health Care Working Group meeting, Wednesday May 24 at 3pm.    We'll be discussing (1) Implementation of Medicare Savings Plan expansions, (2) Update on fair hearing processes, (3) MassHealth…

Yesterday May 11, 2023 marked the end of the COVID 19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) first declared over three years ago. With the end of the PHE certain federal and state policies affecting access to health care are ending, while others have been extended or changed. MassHealth Policies All…