Commonwealth Care, Need enrollment help?, MassHealth

FAQ document gives tips on MassHealth enrollment processes

News - Submitted by Emma at CP on September 9, 2008 - 1:07pm.

MassHealth responds to questions and notes compiled by advocates during site visits to MECs.

Help with figuring out benefit eligibility for immigrants

News - Submitted by Laura at CP on August 21, 2008 - 2:30pm.

Tools from MLRI can help translate some knowledge of a person’s immigration status into eligibility.

Chart summarizes Health Safety Net Retro and Secondary coverages

News - Submitted by Laura at CP on July 23, 2008 - 9:33am.

A one-page chart clearly outlines who can receive which benefits and under what circumstances.

MassMedline still provides free prescription assistance

News - Submitted by Laura at CP on July 9, 2008 - 5:11pm.

Massachusetts residents with questions about medications or difficulty paying for them can get help.

Legislature's FY09 budget supports outreach and enrollment

News - Submitted by ADMIN Meg on July 3, 2008 - 1:15pm.

The Massachusetts Legislature continues Outreach and enrollment "mini-grants" and supports vital health access activities.

MassHealth clarifies immigrant eligibility rules

News - Submitted by Anne on May 28, 2008 - 11:45am.

New guidance helps identify immigrants eligible for benefits.

Heating bills and health care

Blog - May 7, 2008 - 10:55am - Meg Kroeplin - Community Partners - Amherst

This winter, about 100,000 households in the Commonwealth were protected from losing their heat, electricity and other utilities by the state utility shut-off protection laws, which prevents shut-off for households whose circumstances meet certain conditions. This protection ended on May 1, and people have begun getting shut-off notices. These notices are bad news, but CAN be used to request a MassHealth premium waiver or Commonwealth Care premium waiver.

How to appeal the individual mandate penalty

News - Submitted by Laura at CP on April 3, 2008 - 5:56pm.

A new pamphlet offers step-by-step guidance, just in time for taxes.

What do MassHealth and Commonwealth Care cover?

News - Submitted by Laura at CP on January 15, 2008 - 12:59pm.

A chart compares MassHealth and Commonwealth Care services.

Health Safety Net videos

News - Submitted by Meg Kroeplin - ... on November 7, 2007 - 1:51pm.

Changes to HSN are explained by Division of Health Care Finance and Policy staff.