We are still interested in partnering with organizations who want expand access to health care and/or to transform the health care system, whether locally, regionally or nationally.
As you may have heard, Community Partners has made the decision to close our doors and suspend our work as of December 31, 2009. We are not out of ideas or energy for making a better health care system in Massachusetts, and across the nation. We’re just out of funds. Read more here about our decision to close, and our thanks to our network and many partners over the years.
People who lost their Commonwealth Care coverage on September 1 because they are deemed Aliens With Special Status (AWSS) will be enrolled into a new CeltiCare plan over the next few months. In the meantime, they have access to either MassHealth Limited + the Health Safety Net, or the Health Safety Net (HSN) alone.
When the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enacted health care reform, lawmakers neglected a large segment of the population: students, like me. Currently, almost every university-offered plan fails to meet the Minimum Creditable Coverage (MCC) standards, the same standards that every health insurance plan in Massachusetts must meet.
Our most recent Boston HAN meeting was all about Commonwealth Care. We talked with Melissa Boudreault and Niki Conte about gaps, plans, and premiums. We also talked about the state budget's impact—and a new report on CommCare networks.
The following is the second part of our May 28 Boston HAN meeting notes. It includes the Report on Network Standards in Commonwealth Care and Policy Updates from Health Care For All.
28,000 Commonwealth Care members are slated to lose their coverage under the FY2010 budget. Many of these people would never have gotten coverage without the help of outreach and enrollment professionals like you.
On Saturday, June 6, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) will be facilitating a daylong conversation about race and health in an event co-sponsored by Tapestry Health and the Springfield Disparities Project.
Yesterday, I finally read in detail the the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center's take on the Senate Ways and Means budget, and it confirmed what I knew: there were so many cuts it was hard to know where to start. Since then (about 15 hours later?) I've learned of significant restorations to many of the programs I was going to tell you about, including Prescription Advantage, MassHealth and Commonwealth Care adult dental, and adult day habilitation.
