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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…

Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Senior Action Council (MSAC) asked MLRI to create flyers to help older-adults navigate the DTA Assistance Line and access their SNAP balance. Many of their older adult members wanted to know how they could access their EBT balance before they went food shopping.…

Urgent need to act to oppose cuts to SNAP and TANF in debt ceiling advocacy!  See this email from FRAC on taking action today on social media.  #SNAPMatters #CareNotCuts Please continue elevating your concerns and opposition to any cuts to SNAP and TANF to our delegation and within…

We are passing along information about an event at the Boston Common tomorrow, 5/20, where Congresswoman Katherine Clark will be speaking at 3 PM. You can learn more here.    And, here is a tweet thread from MLRI if you want to elevate. Please continue…

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…

You may have heard that, based on press accounts, the White House and Congressional Leaders intend to reach a deal on the debt limit and budget negotiations by early next week. We need to elevate and reinforce the message ASAP that cutting SNAP and TANF (TAFDC) benefits is not acceptable in the debt…

Our next SNAP Coalition meeting will be Tuesday, May 23 from 10-11:30.   Replacement benefits issued for households whose SNAP was stolen before October 1, 2022 Since spring 2022, thousands of SNAP households in MA have had their SNAP stolen after thieves copied their EBT card and…

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…

A lot going on this week! We hope to see you at one (or more!) of the below meetings. If you are going to DC this weekend for the National Anti-Hunger Conference, Pat and I would love to see you - please come say hello. And, see below for how to register for the virtual conference. Time…

Thanks to all for attending the SNAP Coalition meeting today. 98 attendees, WOW!  Just a reminder, we’ve got THREE important events next week you don’t want to miss!  (We will send other resources discussed this AM in a separate email) Special SNAP Coalition meeting on…