Boston, MA (November 10, 2021): The MassHealth Provider Access Improvement Grant Program () recently announced the 61 recipients of the PAIGP 2021 Cycle 3 grant awards. PAIGP award funding, which totaled over $1.84M, will be distributed among these eligible MassHealth Fee-for-Service providers to help increase access to healthcare and improve outcomes for patients with disabilities, or for whom English is not a primary language, through the purchase of accessible medical diagnostic equipment, communication devices, remote monitoring equipment and infection control components, and other resources.
Purchases will include:
- Transportation vehicles, ramps, lifts, treatment tables, and other accessories for uploading and assisting patients with physical disabilities;
- Electronic devices, software, and other tools to facilitate language translation and speech barriers;
- Audiometers, otoscopes, retinal imaging cameras, magnification software, portable vital sign machines, bariatric tools, bladder scanners, and other instruments;
- Dental chairs, intraoral cameras, and mobile dental operatories.
Funded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and managed by Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï (Íø±¬³Ô¹Ï), PAIGP aims to help MassHealth providers who may experience challenges making significant capital investments to purchase equipment and other resources.
PAIGP awarded grants of up to $75,000 to each awardee. Providers who applied for the 2021 Cycle 3 grant, included, but were not limited to, physicians, dentists, women’s health, early intervention, behavioral health, or other healthcare providers. All PAIGP grant award recipients work in a setting that is not a hospital or owned by a hospital or hospital system.
For more information about PAIGP and the 2021 Cycle 3 grant awards, visit .