HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL INC
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
HelpLine, Outreach and EnrollmentThe HCFA HelpLine is the only statewide multilingual phone service that helps Massachusetts residents at all income levels with enrolling into health insurance coverage. The HelpLine answers questions about insurance and troubleshoots cases in English, Spanish and Portuguese. HCFAs HelpLine staff is a team of highly trained counselors who are capable of troubleshooting some of the most complicated consumer health insurance problems. Among organizations that also offer enrollment assistance, HCFA is viewed as a problem solver and expert in eligibility and enrollment. The HelpLine is well-versed in working with low-income individuals/families and non-English speakers. The HelpLine takes approximately 20,000 calls from consumers each year. This service is available to consumers by phone and email Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM. Outreach HCFA works to improve awareness of affordable health coverage programs and educate consumers through its public education and consumer outreach work. HCFA attends community events, hosts enrollment sessions, distributes culturally- and linguistically-competent educational materials to individuals and families, runs media campaigns and maintains close relationships with community organizations. Immigrant Health Access and Advocacy ProjectIn response to the growing fear among immigrant communities that is preventing many from seeking vital health care services, HCFA launched the Immigrant Health Access and Advocacy Project. This project utilizes a multifaceted approach to responding to this crisis including: organizing within immigrant communities to empower individuals to educate residents in their neighborhoods about their health care rights; conducting health care rights trainings; and producing and updating a comprehensive Immigrant Health Care Rights Toolkit. Utilizing proven messages that work, this project seeks to help immigrant communities and their medical providers combat the disturbing trend of immigrants delaying and foregoing necessary care due to fear.In the Loop - MassachusettsHCFA provides technical assistance to enrollment assisters in the community through In the Loop Massachusetts (ITL-MA), an on-line learning community. ITL-MA serves as the sole private facilitated meeting space for the Commonwealths assisters to connect with each other to share their successes, questions and suggestions related to their experiences with the health care enrollment system. ITL-MA currently serves over 700 enrollment assisters from across the Commonwealth. Oral Health ProjectOral disease is largely a product of disparities in access to oral health care and resources. HCFA focuses on making systematic improvements in access to oral health, especially for vulnerable populations, as good oral health will have compounded effects on other areas of health and wellbeing and will positively affect the Massachusetts population at large. Therefore, since 2002 HCFA has led the Oral Health Advocacy Taskforce (OHAT) which is a broad-based coalition of consumers, advocates, health care professionals, academics, and insurers from across the state. OHAT also works closely with the nations first legislative caucus on oral health, to help Massachusetts continue to be a leader in oral health equity and awareness. Policy & Coalition/Campaign WorkHCFAs policy and advocacy team develops systematic solutions to the problems facing consumers. The team members are experts in local, state and federal health care policy, and they analyze the laws, regulations and policies that shape both the public and private health insurance systems in order to ensure that coverage and care are equitable, accessible and affordable. The policy and advocacy team then works with HCFAs many coalitions to ensure that solutions are effective and have broad support. HCFA consistently engages its constituencies through its role in convening, staffing and assisting several coalitions. Some coalitions drive broad access and cost campaigns, while others address more specific issues and constituencies (such as oral health and childrens health). HCFA helps to lead grassroots, consumer, and community organizations in each of these coalitions. HCFA relies on these organizations to engage, educate and mobilize consumers to take leadership and advocacy roles in campaigns. Health Care For Alls Coalitions include:Affordable Care Today!! (ACT)The ACT!! Coalition is a broad-based coalition of community and advocacy organizations, labor unions, and provider groups that works to increase access to health care for Massachusetts residents and ensure that Massachusetts implements and protects the Affordable care Act (ACA) in a way that strengthens the states health reform success. Childrens Health Access Coalition (CHAC)The Childrens Health Access Coalition (CHAC) is HCFAs oldest standing coalition. Formed in 1995, CHAC is a coalition of providers, community organizations, child advocates, and other stakeholders committed to ensuring that all children in Massachusetts have access to and receive age-appropriate, comprehensive and affordable health care services throughout childhood, from prenatal to adolescent and early adult years. Childrens Mental Health Campaign (CMHC):The Childrens Mental Health Campaign advocates for policy, systems and practice solutions to ensure that all children in Massachusetts have access to resources to prevent, diagnose and treat mental health issues in a timely, effective and compassionate way. This will only happen through a shared responsibility among government and health care institutions working together to improve mental health care and access for children and youth. Immigrant Health Access Coalition (IHAC): Jointly run by Health Law Advocates, the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) and Health Care For All, The Immigrant Health Access Coalition (IHAC) works to protect and promote immigrants access to care. IHAC serves as a forum for organizations to work together to protect the health care rights of immigrants. This coalition now brings together more than 80 organizations from across Massachusetts to advocate collectively for improvements in health care and coverage for immigrants. IHAC members represent a diverse array of expertise, from health care and immigration policy specialists and legal aid lawyers, to medical providers and community organizations delivering direct services to immigrant populations. Massachusetts Coalition for Coverage and CareIn January 2017 HCFA co-launched the Massachusetts Coalition for Coverage and Care. This coalition comprises advocates, members of the business community, labor unions, insurers, hospitals, doctors, community health centers, faith groups and others. The Coalition is working to (a) increase understanding of the progress that Massachusetts has made under Chapter 58 and the ACA, (b) lay out what is at stake if the ACA is repealed without an adequate replacement, and (c) identify actions that the state and others can take to protect coverage and care. Members of this coalition maintain a shared consensus that the expansion of affordable coverage has been good for Massachusetts, and that access to care must be preserved for everyone.Oral Health Advocacy Task Force (OHAT) The Oral Health Advocacy Taskforce (OHAT) is a statewide coalition of consumers, advocates, health care professionals, academics, and insurers focused on securing state funding for comprehensive dental benefits for adults in the MassHealth program. After 2010 budget cuts decimated MassHealths adult dental coverage, the OHAT has been successful in incrementally restoring a number of benefits each year."Protecting Access to Confidential Health Care" (PATCH) AllianceThe HCFA-led "Protecting Access to Confidential Health Care" (PATCH) Alliance is a broad-based group of provider, advocacy, and community-based organizations concerned with maintaining confidentiality in health insurer communications with their members.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.4MHealth Care Policy Advocacy
CAMPAIGN & POLICY - HCFA'S POLICY TEAM MEMBERS ARE EXPERTS IN LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL HEALTH CARE POLICY. THEY ANALYZE THE LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES THAT SHAPE BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS TO ENSURE THAT COVERAGE AND CARE ARE EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE. THE ORGANIZATION CONVENES AND PARTICIPATES IN SEVERAL LONG-STANDING COALITIONS FOCUSED ON ORAL HEALTH, PRESCRIPTION DRUG AFFORDABILITY, PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND MANY OTHER CRITICAL ISSUES. HCFA ENGAGES IN LOCAL COMMUNITY WORK. HCFA PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND DOZENS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP RESIDENTS IN TARGET COMMUNITIES MAINTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AFTER THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PROTECTIONS ENDED AND GET COVID-19 VACCINATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.5MHelpline and Outreach Services
HELPLINE & OUTREACH - HCFA'S CORE PROGRAMS INCLUDE EDUCATION AND ENGAGING CONSUMERS IN HEALTH CARE DISCUSSIONS, AND ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILES IN OBTAINING THE CARE AND COVERAGE THEY NEED.HCFA'S KEY DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAM IS THE HELPLINE THE ONLY STATEWIDE MULTILINGUAL PHONE SERVICE THAT HELPS MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS AT ALL INCOME LEVELS WITH ENROLLING INTO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. THE HELPLINE ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT INSURANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTS CASES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH PORTUGUESE, HAITIAN CREOLE, AND FRENCH AND THE HELPLINE TAKES APPROXIMATELY 20,000 CALLS EACH YEAR. HCFA'S HELPLINE, POLICY, AND ADVOCACY TEAM WORKS TO IDENTIFY TRENDS FROM HELPLINE CALLS AND THEN AIMS TO DEVELOP SYSTEMATIC POLICY SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS FACING CONSUMERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.1M
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