Massachusetts Medicaid Infrastructure and Comprehensive Employment Opportunities

The overall goal of the MI-CEO grant is to maximize employment opportunities for people with disabilities who want to work, or work more, by improving the Medicaid and employment services infrastructure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Current Major Project Areas:  

• EOHHS Policy Analysis and Development–  Collaborative projects for policymakers aimed at providing evidence for development of policies and practices of state agencies to support employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
• Consumer Advocacy, Outreach and Training–  Projects aimed at conveying a positive message about employment and improving access to information about employment supports and the MassHealth CommonHealth program.
  • Further information for consumers can be found at www.masschec.org
• Employer Outreach and Training–  Employer-focused activities aimed at increasing the will and capacity of employers to hire people with disabilities.
  • Further information for employers can be found at www.ForEmployers.com
• Employment Provider Outreach and Training–  Activities focused on employment and community support providers to improve service delivery and service integration.
  • Further information for providers can be found at www.MassWorks.org
• Clinical Provider Outreach and Training–  Projects focusing on encouraging clinical providers to address employment needs of people with disabilities through direct clinical care and referrals.

Key Contacts:

Jay Himmelstein, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator, Center for Health Policy and Research at UMASS Medical School
Email: Jay.Himmelstein@umassmed.edu; phone: 508-856-7857

Alexis D. Henry, ScD, OTR/L, Co-Principal Investigator, Center for Health Policy and Research at UMASS Medical School
Email: Alexis.Henry@umassmed.edu; phone: 508-856-8833

William Kiernan, PhD, MS, MBA, Co-Principal Investigator, Institute for Community Inclusion at UMASS Boston
E-mail: William.Kiernan@umb.edu; phone: 617-287-4300

Cindy Thomas, MS, BA, Project Director, Institute for Community Inclusion at UMASS Boston
E-mail: Cindy.Thomas@umb.edu; phone: 617-287-4312

Annette Shea, MEd, EOHHS Liaison, Office of Medicaid- MassHealth
Director of Disability Policy and Home and Community Based Waiver Oversight
E-Mail: Annette.Shea@state.ma.us; phone: 617-573-1751

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The Massachusetts Medicaid Infrastructure and Comprehensive Employment Opportunities grant (MICEO) is a collaborative project of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston, and the Center for Health Policy and Research at UMass Medical School aimed at improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities. The grant is funded by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CFDA #93-768).