Awards may be renewed for up to three years and will cover post-enrollment activities.
"Outreach & enrollment" means much more than putting up posters and helping people fill out MassHealth applications. Recently, over the course of a two hour appointment, my supervisor and I counseled one household on eleven different public health insurance, subsidy and care programs. We helped them file four separate applications to five different insurance programs, putting together a patchwork of care options to cover the hole left by the loss of employer-sponsored insurance.
The Massachusetts Legislature continues Outreach and enrollment "mini-grants" and supports vital health access activities.
An overview of major parts of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law.
The Access Project provides coaching on how to negotiate unaffordable medical bills.
MassHealth Advocacy Guide, revised in September 2006, is available.
