Maronita2020 t1_j671xev wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:14 AM

Reply to comment by PolkaD0tMom in Mass health question by [deleted]

I'm not the person you were responding to but I think the public health emergency is already considered over. I'm on Mass Health and have been since 2005 and yet had to go through a redetermination in 2022 to ascertain that I was still eligible for it otherwise they were going to terminate my Mass Health coverage. Mass Health has also reinstituted prescription drug copays, etc.

PolkaD0tMom t1_j6786ue wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:14 AM

It's not. It's set to end in April and then Masshealth will be taking the next 12 months to make re-determinations for all 2.3 million Masshealth members.

> they were going to terminate my Mass Health coverage.

No, they weren't. The system has generated the same form renewals that generically say 'You must respond by this time in order to keep benefits', but Masshealth members received separate letters explaining the COVID protections.

> reinstituted prescription drug copays, etc.

There have always been Rx copays of $0, $1, or $3.65, depending on the medication. However, every Masshealth member receives a notice informing them of their monthly copay cap, which is dependent on their income.

Maronita2020 t1_j68a7xr wrote on January 28, 2023 at 1:19 PM

Yes, they were going to terminate my Mass Health coverage. I not only received the letter but was told the same thing over the phone by a supervisor. I never got any letters explaining COVID protections. During COVID there was no RX copays and there has been for sometime now.