What's new at MLS

As promised on this AM's SNAP Call, below is the sign on letter that Congressman McGovern's office is distributing. Deadline is Noon, Friday, April 3rd.  If Members of Congress (MOCs) wish to sign-on, ask them to please  USE THIS FORM by 12p this Friday, 4/3. If MOC…

Thanks to the more than 130 of you who tuned in for a robust discussion this morning. We will share a Zoom link later, but note that for at least the next few weeks we will be having COVID-19 SNAP Coalition calls every Tuesday morning at 10 AM. A number of resources…

Today MassHealth announced important new protections for MassHealth members who were enrolled in MassHealth benefits on March 18, 2020 or later. Many thanks to everyone at the Office of Medicaid for their speedy implementation of this…

Greetings Everyone, It’s been an eventful week as we all try to keep abreast of the ever-changing landscape in terms of the wide-ranging effects of the Covid-19 public health crisis.  Today we want to highlight just one of the evolving policy responses: The Health…

Please see attached letter from Commissioner McCue regarding changes at the Springfield State St. DTA office.    TODAY, July 31, will be the last day for walk-in services at the State Street location. Starting on Monday, August 3, DTA will move services for walk-in clients to…

Hot off the press for those of you not at the SNAP Elder Working group meeting (which Lauren also attended). Miriam Kaufman is the Assistant SNAP Director, who many of you may know as an excellent worker and supervisor for many years. Lauren will be at the July 28th SNAP Coalition meeting as…

The following is an EOHHS press release dated April 17 on personnel changes at MassHealth. Special congratulations to Robin Callahan for a well-deserved promotion! MassHealth Restructured To Improve Care, Rein In Costs BOSTON The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services…