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title: "Massachusetts Medicaid Long-Term Care | Funding LTC Marketplace"
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description: "How MassHealth, administered by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, covers institutional and community long-term services."
last_updated: 2026-10-20
author: George A. Mellendorf, CLTC, LTCP (Central States Insurance Services, Inc.)
publisher: Funding LTC Marketplace
note: Educational content; not legal, tax or financial advice. Markdown copy of the HTML page at the URL above.
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Massachusetts · Medicaid Program

# Massachusetts Medicaid Long-Term Care

Last updated 2026-10-20

In Massachusetts, Medicaid goes by the name MassHealth, and it's the Executive Office of Health and Human Services — acting through its Division of Medical Assistance — that runs the show under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 118E and the eligibility rules at 130 CMR 515.000.

For long-term services and supports specifically, MassHealth coverage can extend across nursing-facility stays, home- and community-based services, and the hospital and prescription-drug care that goes along with them. On the community-services side, the state's estate-recovery materials point to a cluster of waivers — Frail Elder, Acquired Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Moving Forward Plan, Community Living, and Adult Supports — as the vehicles through which many of those long-term services and supports actually get delivered.

## Sources and official resources

- [Mass.gov: Paying for a Stay in a Nursing or Rest Home](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/paying-for-a-stay-in-a-nursing-or-rest-home)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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