MassHealth Training Forum April 2020 Materials

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MassHealth & Health Connector

This website contains materials from the April 2020 MassHealth Training Forum --Powerpoint presentations covering the major COVID-19 related changes over the last 2 months including slides from MassHealth addressing the MassHealth termination moratorium; verifying eligibility by self-attestions, expansion of hospital presumptive eligibility, extending long term care for those unable to be safely discharged, and liberalized policies for waiving premiums based on hardship; the Connector slides review information about its programs including the different ways MassHealth & the Health Connector treat the $600 per week "bump" in unemployemnt compensation, and its extended open enrollment period thru May 25, the Health Safety Net slides the temporary end of time-limited HSN for those who are eligible for ConnectorCare & do not enroll, expanded availability of HSN-Presumptive Determinations, finally the Provider presentations go over changes in access to services including Telehealth, availability of PPE, extended authorization periods and other new policies.