What's new at MLS

In August MassHealth released proposed amendments to its 1115 amendment for public comment. Today MassHealth submitted its requested amendments to CMS.   https://www.mass.gov/info-details/1115-masshealth-demonstration-waiver   All comments will be posted…

Hello all, and happy Tuesday.  We're writing with a brief update on a few things:    Spanish Language Webinar on MassHealth Redeterminations:  The MA Health Care Training Forum is hosting a public webinar in Spanish tomorrow, August 30, about the MassHealth renewal…

We hope you are having a good August. And thanks for bearing with us - This is a long eblast because we have a lot of late August updates! As always, please let us know if you have any questions or issues, and what you and your clients are experiencing.   What to do if difficult to get…

Health Care Working Group @3pm today:  We look forward to seeing you at our Health Care Working Group meeting this afternoon, at 3pm. We'll be discussing MassHealth updates- including the FY24 state budget, MassHealth's 1115 amendment request, MassHealth…

We are forwarding this message from MassHealth about a data breach affecting over 130,000 people including elderly and disabled people who receive a state-funded supplement to the SSI program, premium assistance recipients, older adults receiving home care services from Elder Affairs/ASAPs as well…

We hope you are getting some time off this summer to rest up for the fall where both Congress and the MA Legislature will return to their deliberations.There is NO SNAP Coalition meeting on the 4th Tuesday in August. The next Coalition meeting is Tuesday, September 26th from…

Tuesday, April 26 SNAP Coalition from 10-11:30 AM   We are looking forward to seeing you on Zoom tomorrow! Here is the Zoom link, and an agenda is below.  Federal updates from FRAC State Budget and Legislative update Public Health Emergency extended, and what that…

In lieu of an April Health Care Working Group meeting, MLRI is hosting a PCA Training for Advocates on May 4 at 10am (see below, and attached flyer for more information). Our next Health Care Working Group meeting will be late May- stay tuned for more info on that…

Our next SNAP Coalition meeting is Tuesday, April 26th from 10 to 11:30 AM. Here’s the Zoom link.    We have a couple of important updates in the meantime including new income levels for Fuel Assistance, upcoming Veterans Benefits training, public charge comments (org deadline to…

Public Charge Comment Deadline Approaching Has your organization signed on to the PIF public charge comment yet?   We are encouraging Massachusetts organizations to sign on to the national comments prepared by the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) network. Those comments can be…