October 12th, 2017, Wellesley Hills. This workshop will cover keeping up with the changes that many MassHealth programs are undergoing, to familiarize those families not yet familiar with MassHealth, and the type of supports it may offer, based on eligibility.
Speakers: Anita Monestime, Director of Shared Living and Adult Family Care, and Anne Parker, VP Health Systems Integration, for Advocates, Inc.
* Adult Family Care is a MassHealth program that can provide a financial stipend to a caregiver. The caregiver can be a parent (if not a court ordered legal guardian), another family member, or a third party. You child must have MassHealth, and have been assessed to be clinically eligible for this program. Absent of being prioritized by DDS for residential care, or intensive individual supports for community living, AFC is often the only program that can provide any financial assistance to help us with the expense of having a caregiver reside with our children.
Recently, MassHealth “updated” the eligibility requirements for the AFC program, and consequently some previously eligible clients were discharged from the program, and some had their eligibility reduced from Level 2 to Level 1.
Anita will share her knowledge and experience with the AFC program, and explain in detail how the new eligibility requirements are being assessed.
MassHealth. MassHealth is the Commonwealths’ combined Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Most of our kids receive MassHealth after they are eligible for SSI, otherwise they must file a separate application. Since the state does have some control over the services it pays for, how much it pays for them, who receives them, and how they are delivered, it is important that we stay abreast of the current situation.
* Anne will speak to us about MassHealth, the current programs it has that can be particularly helpful to our families, and what the future may possibly hold.
RSVPS are required to MichaelWWeiner@financialguide.com or 617-312-5115
