MassHealth responds to questions and notes compiled by advocates during site visits to MECs.
Tools from MLRI can help translate some knowledge of a person’s immigration status into eligibility.
A one-page chart clearly outlines who can receive which benefits and under what circumstances.
Massachusetts residents with questions about medications or difficulty paying for them can get help.
MassHealth will not count federal economic stimulus rebates as income, but can consider them assets after an exemption period.
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.
An overview of major parts of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law.
This online tool identifies organizations helping with MassHealth, Commonwealth Choice and Commonwealth Care enrollment.
Pathways now includes Commonwealth Care eligibility information.
Tip sheets from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health about many resources available to families of children with special health needs are available here.
