The economic downturn shaped a lot of our discussion – how it affects clients, state services, and our own organizations. For example, more clients find themselves in tears during appointments – some with problems like home foreclosure that outreach workers just can’t help fix. Many HAN organizations are taking on additional responsibilities with fewer staff. CP has also cut back staffing; we are now closed on Wednesdays.
A new pamphlet offers step-by-step guidance, just in time for taxes.
Nikki Riel from the Women's Health Network in Franklin County sent me contact info for specific places at MassHealth (click the link for a printable PDF), including the Estate Recovery and Appeals units and various premium-paying programs.
This short survey helps document MEC response times.
This online tool identifies organizations helping with MassHealth, Commonwealth Choice and Commonwealth Care enrollment.
MassHealth Advocacy Guide, revised in September 2006, is available.
Two no-cost resources can help some MassHealth applicants verify their US citizenship and identity.
A guide with nationwide information about obtaining birth certificates, their cost, and other details is now available.
Tip sheets from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health about many resources available to families of children with special health needs are available here.
The results are in from our survey on the Virtual Gateway.
