Category: Health Connector Website

Feedback Needed: MassHealth Disability Process by 10/12

Hello Loopers,  There have been many conversation threads regarding issues with the process for people applying for MassHealth due to having an illness or disability. MassHealth is taking inventory of the process and creating new training materials. We have the opportunity to provide feedback. Please post to this thread about barriers you have seen with the current […]

NO PREMIUM BILL

Hi, I had four families contact me this week stating they did not receive an invoice from the Connector for December or January.  They subsequently lost their coverage although they paid the premiums without the invoice.  All their coverages were terminated as of November 30.  I checked via the assister portal and all four have 2/1/2018 effective […]

What Happened to the Dates?

Hi, Where are the dates that used to appear at the top of the page when the Application Summary, Eligibility details, and Current Enrollment pages were printed out?  I relied on these date to keep a timeline of changes I made to clients applications via the assister portal.   Can this feature be put back?  

FPL Contradictions

Hi, Has anyone noticed that the FPL listed in the Tax Filing Status section of the Application Summary page is different from the FPL listed on the Eligibility page?  Is this important?  I just began noticing it when a client’s income was below 100% but she was approved for CarePlus instead of MH Standard. Any […]

Breaking News: Connector Open Enrollment Announced!

Hello Loopers,  At today’s Health Connector Board Meeting, the 2017-2018 Health Connector Open Enrollment Period dates were announced!  Open Enrollment will run from November 1, 2017 – January 23, 2018! We will share any other details as they become available.  Onward, Giselle & Hannah The In the Loop – Massachusetts Team

Open Enrollment 2018 – dates have changed

Hi all, I just found out that MA Open Enrollment (OE) dates are November 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017. This is a month shorter than last year’s OE, and the current online guidance from the MA Health Connector: http://www.mass.gov/anf/budget-taxes-and-procurement/oversight-agencies/health-policy-commission/patient-protection/health-insurance-open-enrollment-and-waivers.html I was told by a MA Health Connector staffer this morning that no guidance of these revised dates […]

PT1 Form – Patient Transportation

Hello Loopers, Is anyone familiar with the process of PT1? Is there a way to look on MAPS, PORTAL or EVS to find out if the TP1 exists and is approved? We have Oncology patients who cannot be scheduled for treatment here without a TP1 form .. (Patient Transportation) to and from the hospital which […]