Green Card Eligibility
I have a client with a green card and a social security number but is only eligible for MassHealth Limited. Should she not qualify for a ConnectorCare plan? If so, what do I need to do to make this happen?
I have a client with a green card and a social security number but is only eligible for MassHealth Limited. Should she not qualify for a ConnectorCare plan? If so, what do I need to do to make this happen?
Good morning, I am just wondering if any other hospitals are running into the same issues as we are. We have several newborn babies that receive their MA Health benefit thru the DTA, and the MA Health is not covering from the DOB. They all seemed to start few days after birth. Example baby born […]
Has anyone else had the experience of MassHealth telling them they can’t do an application over the phone? This has happened to 2 separate CACs today and they were told they would need to make a phone appointment to do the application. A lot of our patients can’t make it through identity proofing and a […]
Does anyone have resources for a child needing surgery that is not covered by the CMSP due to immigration status?
Hi all, Does anyone have any sort of memo or flyer that they provide to undocumented patients when helping them apply for MassHealth coverage? We’ve had patients afraid to apply and it would be nice if we had something in writing that said MassHealth won’t report to ICE! Does this exist? Thanks, Julie
Hi fellow Navigators, My name is Buliah Mae, Lead Navigator for the Hilltown Community Health Centers. Our three-person team is currently considering new ways to track our monthly report data and are interested in how other health centers do this. What are the pros and cons? Is the program web based? Is the program customized […]
MCLE, MLRI’s host for the Immigrants & Public Benefit Basic Benefit training, is still having problems with its server and has postponed this training until May 6, 2021.Once the server is back up, people who pre-registered for the April 8, 2021 will be notified about the rescheduled date by MCLE. We’re so sorry for the inconvenience.
Hi all, We have a patient who MassHealth was unable to electronically confirm his immigration status so he was only given MassHealth Limited. The patient says he had a Green Card, but misplaced it years ago. He does have papers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from 2019 – it’s an Order of Supervision I-220B. […]
Hi all, Wanting to clarify, would MassHealth cover a non-emergency ambulance ride for a COVID+ patient? I know that they released separate billing codes for COVID+ patients and those with CarePlus or Standard are having these rides covered, but I can’t seem to figure out if folks who only have Limited could also have their […]
Students with a J1 apparently qualified for a Health connector care plan 1? Not sure about this due to tax filler responses.I was wondering if due to the immigration status if they qualify for advance premium tax credit? Scenario; The applicant is visiting scholar with J1 wife with a J2 and a child on J2 […]