MassHealth Advocacy Guide updated

The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute has updated their MassHealth Advocacy Guide for 2009. This comprehensive resource is authored by Vicky Pulos, a Health Law Attorney with extensive knowledge of public benefits in Massachusetts.

You can order a bound copy of the Guide (PDF) from Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education for $9.95.

You may also download the full 300-page MassHealth Advocacy Guide (PDF, 1.76MB) for free. However, because of the large file size, you may prefer to read the Table of Contents and view individual sections as needed:

• Detailed Table of Contents (PDF)

• Parts 1 & 2 (PDF):

Overview of MassHealth & Massachusetts Residence

• Parts 3 & 4 (PDF):

Relationship between MassHealth Eligibility and Receipt of Cash Assistance & Application and Eligibility Determination

• Parts 5, 6, & 7 (PDF):

Eligibility Criteria for Children, Eligibility Criteria for Pregnant Women, & Eligibility Criteria for Parents and Caretaker Relatives

• Parts 8 & 9 (PDF):

Eligibility Criteria for Disabled Adults Ages 18–64 & Eligibility Criteria for Other Adults Under Age 65

• Parts 10 & 11 (PDF):

Eligibility Criteria for Uninsured Adults in Commonwealth Care & Eligibility Criteria for Adults Age 65 and Over

• Parts 12 & 13 (PDF):

Financial Eligibility & Eligibility Rules About Citizenship and Immigration Status

• Parts 14 & 15 (PDF):

Other Eligibility Rules & Covered Services

• Parts 16 & 17 (PDF):

Service Delivery & Premiums and Cost-Sharing

• Parts 18, 19, & 20 (PDF):

Notice and Appeal Rights, Health Programs Other than MassHealth, & Sources of Additional Information

• Appendices and Index (PDF)