Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

It's the perennial favorite, the publication we hear most often about and from the widest audience -- MassHealth: The Basics-Facts and Trends! This 2024 version is updated with the latest enrollment and spending data. And for those of you who are experiential learners, we'll be holding a webinar at the end of next month! Interested in learning more about the MassHealth program? Join us on Wednesday, November 20, from 12:00 - 1:00 PM for a webinar to review key facts and data about MassHealth eligibility, benefits and delivery systems, costs, and recent reforms. The chartpack and the registration link are both available here: https://lnkd.in/eRMtjE4n

Nonprofits! Are you interested in harnessing the power of AI to improve your grant writing process? Join us on Tuesday, October 8th for AI for Grantwriting with Anne Hager. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/eVrzDKNX

The latest from our Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute (MMPI) is available in both Spanish and English: *Consejo de Asesores Comunitarios: Una mirada cercana a la estrategia para involucrar a los miembros de MassHealth en las decisiones de los programas y sus políticas*: https://lnkd.in/ex-WHdjn *Community Advisory Boards: A Close Look at One Strategy for Engaging MassHealth Members in Program and Policy Decisions* https://lnkd.in/eZ58z7Bf #MassHealth #communityengagement #communityadvisoryboards

Will you be at the #SEC's 2nd annual #FutureOfAgingForum? Join Katherine Howitt and other experts by visiting the links below 🔽

Together with Elissa Sherman from LeadingAge Massachusetts and Marc Cohen from the LeadingAge LTSS Center UMass Boston, our president and CEO Audrey Shelto calls on Massachusetts to confront a serious challenge for our residents and the greatest single threat to financial security during retirement: the ability to afford long-term services and supports, or LTSS, for older adults and people with disabilities. https://lnkd.in/eTPzwTmd

Our twenty third year of the Health Coverage Fellowship was a huge success thanks to the talented journalism fellows, generous co-funders, and notable slate of speakers. Thanks to Larry Tye, Jessica Gottsegen, and Savannah Cooper for keeping the wheels moving smoothly for the entire 9 days!

Huge congratulations to the many advocates who fought to raise awareness of and change the state law that required MassHealth to seek reimbursement for Medicaid expenses from the estates of people who received coverage. Few people were aware that Massachusetts policy was much more aggressive than the federal rules required and that the "cost per estate could total hundreds of thousands of dollars, effectively draining the estates of many families." Tireless work from many advocacy organizations--alongside the seniors and people with disabilities who were most impacted--resulted in a new law that exempts CommonHealth members from estate recovery and restricts the state to conducting estate recovery only for long-term care expenses, aligned with the federal minimum requirements. https://lnkd.in/e2f3uFeM

The latest from our Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute! What to Know About One Care: A High-Level Overview of its Upcoming Transition One Care is an integrated care program that serves dual eligible individuals with disabilities age 21 to 64 (at the time of enrollment) and aims to coordinate Medicare and Medicaid benefits, streamline services and financing through a single health plan, and help its members live independently and thrive in the community. Learn more about this critical program that serves around 42,000 members in Massachusetts: https://lnkd.in/eZkkDXEF

This is a great primer on what the behavioral roadmap is, what we’ve accomplished in the first year, and what is to come. I’m so proud to be a part of this amazing work!

When MA began implementation of the Behavioral Health Roadmap last year, the goal was to simplify access and entry to the state’s outpatient behavioral health care system for all Massachusetts residents. How is it going so far? Where have we seen success and where have early challenges appeared? Our latest report aims to answer these questions and offer solutions that will help advance and maintain a successful initiative. https://lnkd.in/euPVVmyj We are also hosting a webinar to review the report's findings on Sept. 11, 2024 at 1pm. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eq8yhJv9