I’m 26 years old and I was expecting this winter to be like the 2007-08 winter. I remember that winter being kind of warm.

Like, we got a big snow storm in December, then a big one in January, then a couple minor storms in February and then absolutely no snow on March and April (and May).

It’s really just been one big storm on like January 3rd, and then nothing of significance since then and a ton of warm and rainy weather. It’s been the easiest winter ever, and I’m not a fan. Sure spring is my favorite season, but it’s my favorite because winter is harsh and long and spring is that nice escape.

50 is beautiful, and I was a Floridian for years. You gotta shape up

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Yeah. I probably take the old infrastructure for granted and would miss it. The pacific northwest is beautiful though.

I looked up all my providers and they are all covered on both plans. Do you need a referral on tufts health together? Any caps on specialist or mental health visits?

That makes a lot of sense. A good deal of research has been done on the existing casinos in MA and one finding is that it’s mostly local/regional patrons who drive there and then drive home. There was a thought at one time that a ton of tourists would come from all around to gamble in MA. What they’ve been more effective at is recapturing the spending of people who would have otherwise traveled out of state to gamble.

Mine are like 6" tall, and have been visible for about 3 weeks.

Everything's too shiny and new.

Feb 3rd and 4th was winter.

Canton

Lmao true

This is such a well rounded answer thank you. I grew up in Toronto and live in boston but thinking of moving back

I have Tufts health together through MassHealth and have had nothing but good experiences with it.

They have healthcare, paid leave nationally, more reasonable real estate costs, rarely have mass shootings, and much much more.....oh and tim Hortons

I remember never having space in my cubby at school because you had to bundle up for the winter in the morning but it was always warm in the afternoon and I never wanted to wear any of it back home. By the end of the week, every sweater and coat I had was at school.

the more I look at it the more it seems like its the same as my connector care plan except cheaper. I had tifts health direct and this is tufts health together

Is this a serious question?

Nope, definitely the IRS. Its happening to people using H&R Block, too.

Weed stink and traffic is pretty intense here too

Sounds like you were auto-enrolled into Mass Health and thats why your connector care was canceled. You can call connectorcare (best of luck to you) and inquire about attempting to recover the plan. But I would recommend going down to Advocacy for Health programs and speak with someone. They are usually affiliated with hospitals and have people certified in navigating health connector and mass health.

I was able to cancel my health connector plan, of 6 years, this month because I finally have a full time job with insurance benefits (hurray!) And I always spoke with an adocate to make sure I was in the right bracket.

Masshealth is way better than any other health insurance offered anywhere.

Tollbooth Willy may know a bit about this.

This is a confusing topic, but this comment is a bit misleading. MassHealth (which is the same thing as Medicaid, just the MA name for it) can only recover assets via estate recovery for two categories of members:

• Any members who received care after age 55 or older, or

• Members of any age who were permanently in a long-term care or other medical facility (like a nursing home).

MassHealth will also not pursue any estate recovery if the value of the member’s estate is $25,000 or less and there are various ways to get a hardship waiver as described here: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-medicaid-estate-recovery

It does not sound like OP is in permanent nursing care given they are actively in school and working. If they are under 55 they do not have anything to worry about at this point either.

My understanding is that the reason for the 55 cut off (though personally I think it should be 65) is that everyone over 65 is eligible for the federal >65 healthcare program Medicare anyways, so they really shouldn't be on MassHealth after 65 except in very specific circumstances, which generally pertain to accessing long-term care because for some reason Medicare doesn't cover long-term care. Which is ridiculous considering Medicare is the healthcare program for 65+, and most people in long-term care are 65+. I am not sure why the cutoff for estate recovery is 55 however, this is a federal cutoff that the state follows along with.

The 2nd group of people who were permanently in a long-term care facility are primarily over 65 anyways, there are very, very few people under 65, or especially under 55, who are permanently in long-term care facilities.

Are you sure it’s the IRS and not Turbo Tax? It could be either.

Stow, Bolton