What's new at MLS

Hello all, a couple announcements. First, a request for testimony to support legislation expanding access to MassHealth coverage for immigrant children and young adults (Cover All Kids bills). Second, information about MassHealth's public listening sessions about its 1115 waiver renewal…

Reminder - Coalition meeting tomorrow, 7/13 from 10-11:30 The Shah Family Foundation will present recent data from the MassINC survey regarding food insecurity among 10,000 largely low-income households in 14 school districts in the state. The Food Bank of Western MA, Greater…

Coalition meetings - next Tuesday and the schedule for July/August   Our next SNAP Coalition meeting is next Tuesday 7/13 from 10 to 11:30. The first hour of the Coalition will be a special “SNAP Mythbusting” webinar/presentation from the Shah Family Foundation and three…

We hope you are finding ways to stay cool during this wild heatwave (officially a heatwave at 3 days!)  Here are some cooling locations around Boston if you need it.  SNAP Gap in the News – Please reach out to FY22 Conference Committee to close the deal! Just flagging…

Dan Tsai who has been Asst. Sec of MassHealth & Medicaid Director for the last 6 years is leaving to become Director of Medicaid & CHIP services with the Biden Administration.     See the press release from CMS, and news story from MassLive…

Our next Coalition meeting will be Tuesday, July 13, from 10-11:30 - The bulk of this Coalition meeting will be a presentation focused on a) the results of the Shah Foundation/MassInc study (see below) and b) some of the top SNAP outreach partners (Project Bread, Food Banks of Western MA…

MLRI SNAP Outreach Flier for Rideshare, Delivery, and other Gig Workers - in English, Spanish, and Portuguese We’ve received a number of questions about how self-employed individuals should report and verify their income when they apply SNAP benefits.  Rideshare and delivery workers…

We are looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday, June 22nd for our next SNAP Coalition meeting (10 to 11:30 AM). We will have important updates on a whole host of issues including DTA local office “reopening” plans, emergency allotments, summer P-EBT and more. DTA will also be…

Health Update June 15, 2021 What does the end of the state emergency on June 15, 2021 mean for MassHealth ·         The state emergency ends June 15, 2021, but the federal public health emergency does not.  MassHealth policies tied to…

Thanks again for joining us at last week’s SNAP Coalition meeting.  We have two legislative Action Steps we need your help on plus two thank yous!  And we have an important UPDATE on the Baker Admin’s partial implementation of the SNAP Gap effective July 1st. Coalition…