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[intuition-ist.livejournal.com]

I'd like to hear from people who've had to apply for MassHealth for nursing-home services for elderly relatives -- especially if your relative was coming to MA from out-of-state. What was your experience like? How much did you end up paying out-of-pocket? What organizations did you contact (and how helpful were they)?

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[jenskot.livejournal.com]

As others have noted, like all insurance companies, Masshealth is a bitch to navigate - I haven't had experience with an elderly relative, but despite being a health scholar, I still had trouble establishing benefits for myself. There's a reason people who successfully recieve those benefits have low income - it's a FT job following through on all the paperwork and making sure the monkeys don't mess up on their end.

I strongly recommend you make use of your town's elderly services (Council on Aging, senior services, etc), since they usually have people who are experienced with the process of getting health benefits.