Has anyone heard about this policy before – that immigrants who are lawfully present but don’t qualify for MassHealth can get ConnectorCare if their income is under 100% FPL? Does this mean they are not eligible for ConnectorCare if their FPL is over 100% FPL? From MA Health Care Training Forum notice today, December 30: “The […]
My office spoke with a woman today who said that she had received a notice that her Masshealth Limited and HSN were being terminated for failure to provide proof of her immigration status. I have not seen the notice yet and she may have misunderstood it. I am wondering if anyone else is hearing or seeing […]
When Open Enrollment first started, Nov. 15, 2014 to Feb 15, 2015, the new HIX system was processing legal permanent residents who’d been here under five years, as eligible for Connector Care plans with Premium Tax Credits in varying amounts, depending on the member’s income. Post Open Enrollment, during one of our CAC conference calls, […]
Hi, I recently read through the notes from the MassHealth Advocate’s meeting and noticed something about immigration status. It says that they will be phasing out the none of the above option for what documents someone has. Will this impact the ability for an undocumented individual to apply online? Thanks, Peter
Hi, Many clients with kids who are approved for CMSP have never gotten ID cards. When we call CMSP, CMSP tells us that they do not see determination for CMSP from MassHealth. We can see the eligibility for CMSP in MAP and MMIS. So, we call MassHealth and they say that the child is approved and […]
Is Healthy Start an active program for 2015?
I have a married couple, non-citizens, with no children. The husband is here on a work VISA. They have filed papers to be documented. Salary for 2 is $32,000. They have been approved for Partial Health Safety Net w/o a deductible. They are paying taxes and are trying to do everything right. I don’t understand […]
MassHealth members must renew their coverage in 2015. Health Care For All is offering FREE trainings to organizations in Massachusetts that help MassHealth and Health Connector members. If you work with MassHealth and Health Connector members, please contact us to schedule a FREE training. Please contact Kate Bicego at kbicego@hcfama.org or 617-275-2912 to schedule a FREE […]
The HelpLine has three cases where former Commonwealth Care members sent in a paper application and the application has not been processed yet but they have MassHealth Limited. These three clients are all immigrants who should be qualified for ConnectorCare. When a counselor called the MEC about a case they said that because the paper application has […]
I was asked for help by a consumer yesterday who had filed a paper application on December 18th. She had been on Commonwealth Care which was ending on January 31st. She is an immigrant with TPS status who has income below 100% FPL and lives with her disabled minor child who is a US citizen and […]