We’re pleased to share some new resources from MassHealth for providers and members.
Pregnancy and Postpartum Care
MassHealth has published a new perinatal providers website for providers caring for pregnant and postpartum members, such as OB/GYNs, midwives, primary care providers, pediatricians, and others. You’ll find information on the following topics:
- Eligibility and covered services
- Managed care information and supports
- MassHealth doula benefit
- Behavioral health
- Breast pumps and lactation support
- Family planning
- Prenatal screening/diagnosis and vaccines
- Social determinants of health (SDOH)
- Patient-facing materials
Along with this, MassHealth has published new patient flyers for pregnant members. Topics include pregnancy checklists, doula information, paid family medical leave for expectant parents, stillbirth prevention, and more. The flyers, which can be downloaded from the perinatal provider page, are available in a variety of languages.
We encourage providers to share these flyers with their expectant patients.
In particular, your expectant patients may find the pregnancy checklist, offered in the following languages, helpful:
MassHealth EPSDT
MassHealth has also launched a new Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) web page. MassHealth’s EPSDT benefit is critical to ensuring that children, teens, and young adults have access to the preventive, dental, behavioral health, and specialty services they need. The new site is designed to make it easier for members, families, and providers to understand what’s covered and to access helpful resources and materials.
Topics include well-child checkups, behavioral health services, physical health services (such as pharmacy, laboratory, home health, etc.), transportation to appointments, and more.