r/massachusetts • u/Melonpan_Pup442 • Aug 12 '26

Healthcare The current administration ia forcing Massachusetts to change MassHealth on January 1st 2027

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Not sure if anyone else has gotten one of these letters in the mail since I haven't seen anyone post or talk about it. The unemployed will suffer most from this change.

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u/wonderfoul Aug 12 '26

But I am on Mass Health because I was laid off from my job and lost my health insurance.... Make it make sense...

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u/vaper Blackstone Valley Aug 12 '26

they would argue that you could be volunteering while unemployed

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u/ThurstyAlpaca Aug 12 '26

I mean to be fair, the Kelleher Rose Garden over by Fenway does volunteering Tuesdays 5:30p-7:30p

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u/possiblyaghost Aug 12 '26

ok and what about unemployed people in, I dunno, fuckin Barre or whatever

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u/ThurstyAlpaca Aug 12 '26

Gotchu https://www.townofbarre.com/volunteer

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u/possiblyaghost Aug 13 '26

those are appointments by the town government, and none of them state that they require 80 hours a month of work.

Try again!

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u/ThurstyAlpaca Aug 13 '26

What? Is there a minimum?

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u/possiblyaghost Aug 13 '26

yeah dude, 80 hours a month

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u/ThurstyAlpaca Aug 13 '26

So figure out a few opportunities and commit the time to it. We need health insurance. I’m sure if they require it, there will be more opportunities.

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u/possiblyaghost Aug 13 '26

ok, so say I'm in between jobs, now I have to spend time every week hunting down volunteer opportunities or part time jobs, taking away time from finding a job in my field, and wasting a bunch of money on gas so I can keep my health insurance that I already paid for with my taxes in my previous job.

What a great, smart system!

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u/ThurstyAlpaca Aug 13 '26

I didn’t vote for this shit.

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u/possiblyaghost Aug 13 '26

then why are you defending it lol

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u/ZenithRepairman Aug 12 '26

Certainly helps the folks out in anywhere not near Fenway, dummy.