Alternative Housing Voucher Program
Good news – the House Ways and Means increased the Alternative Housing Voucher Program. Please reach out to Representative Decker and Chair Michlewitz for their great support.
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Wheelchair repair
One would think getting a wheelchair repaired is simple.
Well, it starts out simple enough with the request to your vendor. That’s the beginning of the bureaucratic rabbit hole..
Stavros, The Disability Policy Consortium
Stavros, The Disability Policy Consortium (DPC, BCIL, and MetroWest Independent Living Center continue to advocate for H 1246. This bill protects the homeownership for people on Medicaid and CommonHealth.
Asset Recovery Program
A group of housing advocates has been working on the Asset Recovery Program for quite a while. I’m writing to bring you up to speed. I, and the rest of the advocates working on this, want to start by thanking all of you who reached out to their state representatives and senators in support of both bills
Spouses as PCAs
The current Medicaid regulations do not allow spouses to be paid as PCAs.
Help get bills H 1256 as well as S745 out of MA Health Care and Financing Committee
We have bills H 1256 as well as S745 still lingering in the Health Care and Financing Committee to pass the bill onto House Ways and Means.