Tag Archives: MassHealth

Agreement Intent

MassHealth Customer Service,
Thank you for your response of May 30. It has clarified some of my concerns.
To reconfirm my understanding, regarding 408.434(A)(4) – "employ or independently contract with an AFC caregiver.", your answer "The language is meant to give the AFC provider the flexibility to either hire a caregiver as an employee of the AFC [...]

Volunteer Payment Rates

MassHealth Customer Service,
Thank you for your response and your continued patience.
Re: your answer,
"Please note there was no change to the Level I payment rate to AFC providers.",
I am aware that there has not yet been any change to the Level I payment rate. But because Transmittal Letter AFC-11 states:
"The regulations incorporate new standards that are [...]

AFC Questions

MassHealth Customer Service,
I have been reading – MassHealth Transmittal Letter AFC-11, January 2007,
To: Adult Foster Care Providers Participating in MassHealth.
1. I was unable to find any reference as to when the regulations will go
into effect for Adult Foster Care Caregivers. Will it be soon?
2. Although I do see that 408.404 (A)(6) states: "agree to pay AFC
caregivers on [...]

Apology

I would have never imagined that anyone could actually not be allowed to apologize. As I mentioned in my earlier post Complaint, MassHealth's failure to apologize may mean that I have to file a lawsuit against them. This is ironic, because it seems that a main reason for not apologizing is so that the apology [...]

HHA services

******** – WMEC,
I may be missing something, or maybe the information I'm finding online is incomplete or incorrect. The reason I thought WestMass ElderCare provided (or at least coordinated the arrangements for) Home Health Aide services is because I have seen this information from various sources. For example, this is currently online at the MassResources.org [...]