Grant Partners

County of Dukes County will provide culturally and linguistically competent enrollment assistance, referrals, and retention services for public insurance and safety net programs, with a focus on the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities.

Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands will ensure that eligible residents of Cape Cod and the Islands are enrolled in public health insurance programs. The program will focus on recently unemployed residents or those whose employers have eliminated health benefits or raised employee contributions beyond their ability to pay.

The Joint Committee for Children's Health Care in Everett will provide outreach, interpretation, application assistance, and scheduling support for children and their parents, particularly in Latino and Haitian immigrant populations.

Ecu-Health Care will provide public health outreach, application assistance, and support for accessing primary care providers. One-on-one training will educate clients on the individual mandate, minimum creditable coverage policies, and affordability regulations.

Community Health Center of Franklin County will provide a comprehensive continuum of services including community outreach, enrollment and eligibility assistance, transportation assistance, Spanish interpretation, case management, and care coordination. The health center will target residents affected by significant social and geographic barriers to care, as well as new immigrants, migrant workers, and non-English speakers.

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center will provide traditional outreach and individual assistance with applications, referrals to primary care providers, education on health plans, and assistance with annual renewals. The program will focus on local food pantries and the Plymouth House of Corrections.

Lynn Community Health Center will initiate the Keep Your Care Project, a pilot study that will test the effectiveness of text messaging as an alternative to postcard and letter reminders. Those reminders are sent via the mail to remind patients to complete their annual redetermination application and submit demographic information changes to maintain their coverage.

Family Health Center of Worcester will initiate the Consumer Self-Sufficiency Program to improve access to health care and insurance coverage for low-income individuals and families, and increase patient self-sufficiency in navigating the health care system and obtaining the appropriate level of preventive and acute health care.

Community Health Connections will provide street outreach and one-on-one application and enrollment assistance to homeless or high risk children and adults, as well as members of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities.

Caring Health Center will target refugees, immigrants, and other linguistic and cultural minority groups who face barriers to enrollment and health care navigation. The health center provides comprehensive primary medical care and dental services to residents in the medically underserved city of Springfield and its surrounding areas.

County of Dukes County will provide culturally and linguistically competent enrollment assistance, referrals, and retention services for public insurance and safety net programs, with a focus on the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking communities.

Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands will ensure that eligible residents of Cape Cod and the Islands are enrolled in public health insurance programs. The program will focus on recently unemployed residents or those whose employers have eliminated health benefits or raised employee contributions beyond their ability to pay.

The Joint Committee for Children's Health Care in Everett will provide outreach, interpretation, application assistance, and scheduling support for children and their parents, particularly in Latino and Haitian immigrant populations.

Ecu-Health Care will provide public health outreach, application assistance, and support for accessing primary care providers. One-on-one training will educate clients on the individual mandate, minimum creditable coverage policies, and affordability regulations.

Community Health Center of Franklin County will provide a comprehensive continuum of services including community outreach, enrollment and eligibility assistance, transportation assistance, Spanish interpretation, case management, and care coordination. The health center will target residents affected by significant social and geographic barriers to care, as well as new immigrants, migrant workers, and non-English speakers.