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.
There's health care - and then there's health care for people with disabilities. At Stavros Center for Independent Living, we have long been aware of poor access at hospitals and clinics. Most people can visit their doctor's office and just do what they are told to do -- 'hop up on the table,' 'just lie still,' or 'step over here' -- and are able to get a full exam or a check-up. But it's not that easy for some of us.
I got an email today from Nicole at Ecu-Health Care in North Adams, in response to our news post yesterday.
The Access Project provides coaching on how to negotiate unaffordable medical bills.
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.
