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December 2004 Massachusetts Part of Medicare Home Health Pilot 800-Medicare's Faulty Info Changes to MA Civil Commitment Law MassHealth Downgrades Elder and Disabled Immigrants MassHealth Essential Reaches Cap Medicaid Liens - When do they collect? Do Boston Public Schools' Residency Rules Hinder Legit Enrollment? New Utility Discount Program Helping Low Income Families Consumer Reports Best Buy Drug Website Where Do I Find Drug Side-Effect Information? Program Highlight: Welcome Baby New Name for Hebrew Center for the Aged November 2004 State Website a "Virtual Gateway" - New Access to Health and Human Services Info In Perspective: Free Care Changes Medicare Drug Discount Cards State Officials Criticize Medicare Benefit Wording PMB Express Scripts Offers Discounts on Generics Managed Rx Plans - A Mail Order Pharmacy Medicare Covers New Treatments, With A Catch Elder Disabled Immigrant MassHealth Cut Still Pending October 2004 Senior Care Options Elder at Risk Report Now Mandated Rights of Immigrants Applying for TAFDC and Food Stamps CMS Reverses Immigration Status Reporting Requirements Beacon Hill Village: A New Virtual Community Co-Payment Relief for Low Income Prescription Advantage Members Budget Shortfall Seen for Heating Assistance Protections Against Utility Shut-Off HeatWorks: A New Program for Boston Seniors September 2004 Free Care Changes State Supplemental Budget HDAP Fully Funded & Increase in Substance Abuse Funds BHA Expected New Wheelchair Accessible Units Low-Income Non-Applicants to Get Medicare Drug Card in Mail Pfizer Drug Discount Program - Begins Another Medicare Part B Premium Increase Notarizing Documents for Patients: What you should know BEFORE you call our notary Program Highlight: Springhouse - Boston's Continuing Care Retirement Community August 2004 SSI and SSDI Basics - Part Two of a Two-Part Series More Implications of Free Care Changes Elder and Disabled Immigrants Lose MassHealth...Again MassHealth Expanded Estate Recovery Repealed, but Lookback Periods May Be Extended Override Victories Medicare Expands Prevention Coverage RAFT - Residential Assistance For Families in Transition Massachusetts Telephone Access Program - MTAP July 2004 SSI and SSDI Basics - Part One of a Two-Part Series New Free Care Regulations May Restrict Outpatient Hospital Care Revised Food Stamp Medical Report Form State Reorganizes Executive Office of Health and Human Services Romney Signs Immigrant Court Advisement Act June 2004 Medicare Pilot Covers Certain Drugs for Serious and Chronic Illness Prescription Advantage Open Enrollment MassHealth Premium Hardship Wavier BHA Updating Waitlist - Clients Must Respond Racial and Economic Disparities in SNF Care May 2004 Medicare Drug Discount Cards and "Part D" Non-Medicare Approved Drug Discount Cards MassHealth Restored for Elderly and Disabled Legal Immigrants New Medicaid SNF Preadmit Screening and SNF Discharge Planning Procedures Gay Marriage Solves, Creates Money Issues Rationing Feared As Many Flock to HIV Drug Program Massachusetts Senate FY '05 Budget Proposal Massachusetts Citizen's Right of Free Petition April 2004 House Budget Proposal State Puts New Focus on Autism Disorders: New division will oversee services Subsidized Housing: What is realistically available? March 2004 MassHealth Updates ImmigrantsPremiumsAsset TestingMSCPA Healthy Start Older Drivers: When is it time to hand over the keys? Is Medicaid Planning Ethical? February 2004 Assisting Homeless Families: Emergency Assistance Shelter More About Medicare/MassHealth SCOs MassHealth Updates Romney FY 05 Budget Summary Managing the Distressing Patient January 2004 Mass Health Updates: MassHealth Asset Testing for Under 65 New MassHealth Co-Pays Change in MassHealth for Breast and Cervical Cancer MassHealth Enrollment Caps Legislature Overrides Romney Veto of Immigrant MassHealth MassHealth Senior Care Options Coming Soon SSI Time Limit Reaches for First Group of Refugees and Asylees Medical Security Plan Premiums Financial Assistance for Women with Breast Cancer
December 2004 Massachusetts Part of Medicare Home Health Pilot 800-Medicare's Faulty Info Changes to MA Civil Commitment Law MassHealth Downgrades Elder and Disabled Immigrants MassHealth Essential Reaches Cap Medicaid Liens - When do they collect? Do Boston Public Schools' Residency Rules Hinder Legit Enrollment? New Utility Discount Program Helping Low Income Families Consumer Reports Best Buy Drug Website Where Do I Find Drug Side-Effect Information? Program Highlight: Welcome Baby New Name for Hebrew Center for the Aged November 2004 State Website a "Virtual Gateway" - New Access to Health and Human Services Info In Perspective: Free Care Changes Medicare Drug Discount Cards State Officials Criticize Medicare Benefit Wording PMB Express Scripts Offers Discounts on Generics Managed Rx Plans - A Mail Order Pharmacy Medicare Covers New Treatments, With A Catch Elder Disabled Immigrant MassHealth Cut Still Pending October 2004 Senior Care Options Elder at Risk Report Now Mandated Rights of Immigrants Applying for TAFDC and Food Stamps CMS Reverses Immigration Status Reporting Requirements Beacon Hill Village: A New Virtual Community Co-Payment Relief for Low Income Prescription Advantage Members Budget Shortfall Seen for Heating Assistance Protections Against Utility Shut-Off HeatWorks: A New Program for Boston Seniors September 2004 Free Care Changes State Supplemental Budget HDAP Fully Funded & Increase in Substance Abuse Funds BHA Expected New Wheelchair Accessible Units Low-Income Non-Applicants to Get Medicare Drug Card in Mail Pfizer Drug Discount Program - Begins Another Medicare Part B Premium Increase Notarizing Documents for Patients: What you should know BEFORE you call our notary Program Highlight: Springhouse - Boston's Continuing Care Retirement Community August 2004 SSI and SSDI Basics - Part Two of a Two-Part Series More Implications of Free Care Changes Elder and Disabled Immigrants Lose MassHealth...Again MassHealth Expanded Estate Recovery Repealed, but Lookback Periods May Be Extended Override Victories Medicare Expands Prevention Coverage RAFT - Residential Assistance For Families in Transition Massachusetts Telephone Access Program - MTAP July 2004 SSI and SSDI Basics - Part One of a Two-Part Series New Free Care Regulations May Restrict Outpatient Hospital Care Revised Food Stamp Medical Report Form State Reorganizes Executive Office of Health and Human Services Romney Signs Immigrant Court Advisement Act June 2004 Medicare Pilot Covers Certain Drugs for Serious and Chronic Illness Prescription Advantage Open Enrollment MassHealth Premium Hardship Wavier BHA Updating Waitlist - Clients Must Respond Racial and Economic Disparities in SNF Care May 2004 Medicare Drug Discount Cards and "Part D" Non-Medicare Approved Drug Discount Cards MassHealth Restored for Elderly and Disabled Legal Immigrants New Medicaid SNF Preadmit Screening and SNF Discharge Planning Procedures Gay Marriage Solves, Creates Money Issues Rationing Feared As Many Flock to HIV Drug Program Massachusetts Senate FY '05 Budget Proposal Massachusetts Citizen's Right of Free Petition April 2004 House Budget Proposal State Puts New Focus on Autism Disorders: New division will oversee services Subsidized Housing: What is realistically available? March 2004 MassHealth Updates ImmigrantsPremiumsAsset TestingMSCPA Healthy Start Older Drivers: When is it time to hand over the keys? Is Medicaid Planning Ethical? February 2004 Assisting Homeless Families: Emergency Assistance Shelter More About Medicare/MassHealth SCOs MassHealth Updates Romney FY 05 Budget Summary Managing the Distressing Patient
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Mass Health Updates: MassHealth Asset Testing for Under 65 New MassHealth Co-Pays Change in MassHealth for Breast and Cervical Cancer MassHealth Enrollment Caps Legislature Overrides Romney Veto of Immigrant MassHealth MassHealth Senior Care Options Coming Soon SSI Time Limit Reaches for First Group of Refugees and Asylees Medical Security Plan Premiums Financial Assistance for Women with Breast Cancer