BOSTON (SHNS) – Following a groundswell of advocacy from people with disabilities and local service agencies, MassHealth officials are switching gears on a wide-ranging change they had planned to make to the state’s care delivery system — though the agency is still pursuing some reform.
MassHealth issued a procurement for an Independent Assessment Entity (IAE) on Feb. 16, which they said would create a single entry point for consumers to access eight programs that provide long-term services and support for the elderly and people with disabilities.
Under the current system, more than 400 independent entities provide clinical evaluations for around 240,000 residents who use services covered by the state insurance program…