Your state's pack. New issue every Monday. Bookmark it. I built this for the Massachusetts T&E solo who knows the MUPC cold but still loses an afternoon a week tracking the moving MassHealth pieces.
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Three developments I think actually matter to a Massachusetts T&E solo. Each has a read that lands on your practice specifically — and each comes with a reachable citation so you can verify it yourself before you use it with a client.
The LTC Act (Ch. 197 of the Acts of 2024) cut MassHealth recovery to the federal minimum, effective via EOM 25-09 on May 27, 2025: no recovery on estates under $25,000, expanded hardship waivers, and an end to recovery for CommonHealth and PCA services.
Massachusetts was historically one of the most aggressive recovery states. This is a structural shift — revisit plans built defensively around the old expanded posture; some clients are now over-protected.
Mass. Acts of 2024, c. 197 (LTC Act); MassHealth EOM 25-09 (eff. 5/27/2025) · mass.gov
Ch. 150 of the Acts of 2024 raised the declared Massachusetts homestead under G.L. c. 188 from $500,000 to $1,000,000; the automatic homestead remains $125,000.
The homestead protects against general creditors — but note it does not shield equity from a MassHealth lien or estate recovery. Don't let a client conflate the two protections.
Mass. Acts of 2024, c. 150; G.L. c. 188 · malegislature.gov
Maximum CSRA is $162,660 (minimum $32,532); Massachusetts applies the higher $1,130,000 home-equity limit, not the $752,000 floor.
Two places this lands: community-spouse protection math and high-value-home clients. Flag the 2028 H.R. 1 flat $1,000,000 cap now — it will pull MA's limit down.
42 U.S.C. § 1396p · CMS 2026 Standards (medicaid.gov)
This week in Massachusetts for the T&E solo with MassHealth-planning clients: what the MBA, MassNAELA, and the MassHealth Eligibility Operations Memos put in front of you.
The MBA CLE calendar, the MassNAELA updates, and the MassHealth EOMs all publish on different schedules. This is that sift, already done, with the link on each item.