Linux-Is-Best t1_j5hhn7r wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:05 AM

They have a notice on their website that states the following:

> Update your information now so you don’t miss important notices from MassHealth. Soon, all MassHealth members will need to renew their coverage. > Updated Jan. 20, 2023, 02:00 pm

You can see that notice here: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/masshealth-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-applicants-and-members

If you follow that URL (below the notice), you are redirected here: https://www.mass.gov/masshealth-eligibility-redeterminations

They even have a friendly YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CUsnF6qjsI

The running theme is that you UPDATE now. Even if you have no changes, you should verify everything and impute your information. Please do not assume you do not qualify, and update your information anyway.

mcgoogz OP t1_j5hi7ep wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:09 AM

Cripes, looks like it ends in April. :(

Linux-Is-Best t1_j5hjmg0 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:19 AM

> Cripes, looks like it ends in April. :(

I am guessing they've not been notifying people, eh? That sucks. A lot of unfortunate people are going to wake up to a surprise.

That all said, if I were you, I'd start the process now. Don't wrongfully assume you'll be turned away. I was reading they revised the income requirements for a lot of state programs, reflecting the cost of living and inflation. That means, people who may have been turned away previously, may qualify now. -- The worse they can do is say, no, right? So if I was you, I'd update, and hope for the best.

Available-Diet-4886 t1_j5hmfy1 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:39 AM

Not notifying people is the MassHealth way unfortunately.

WinsingtonIII t1_j5jnokn wrote on January 23, 2023 at 2:12 PM

They launched an outreach toolkit a couple days ago that indicates they will be doing significant outreach to communicate this information, including door to door outreach, noticing, posters, flyers, emails, etc: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/masshealth-eligibility-redetermination-outreach-toolkit

Keep in mind that MassHealth did not know that the end date for continuous COVID eligibility would be April 1st until a couple weeks ago. This is because that date is not their decision, it is a federal government decision, and the feds have not been clear at all with states on when this COVID eligibility period would end. It was completely up in the air until the feds made the announcement a couple weeks ago, so that's a big part of the reason why communications haven't gone out yet.

Linux-Is-Best t1_j5ho824 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:52 AM

> Not notifying people is the MassHealth way unfortunately.

Well, that seems very counterproductive and unfortunate.

WinsingtonIII t1_j5hz5xv wrote on January 23, 2023 at 3:09 AM

In MassHealth’s defense, they didn’t know the date themselves until a couple weeks ago when the Feds finally announced that the continuous eligibility from COVID would end April 1. States have had no idea when the feds were going to change this guidance, originally people thought it might happen a year ago but it kept getting pushed back with no clear timeline. My understanding is that now that they do have a date they are going to be communicating it and have hired people to go door to door in addition to the noticing they will be sending.