CT Health Reform

State moving to ASO and PCCM for all Medicaid consumers

By Ellen Andrews | February 8, 2011

At a press conference today, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and OPM Secretary Ben Barnes announced that CT’s Medicaid program will…

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Legislators looking at UConn contract for prisoners’ care for savings

By Ellen Andrews | February 7, 2011

An AP article in the New Haven Register reports that policymakers are looking to review and possibly open UConn’s $94…

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Health care reform – CT and national

By Ellen Andrews | January 24, 2011

While Republicans in Washington work to repeal national health reform, Connecticut’s Public Health Committee has raised the SustiNet bill –…

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The final word – HUSKY ASO cost less than HMOs – or it should have

By Ellen Andrews | January 18, 2011

At Friday’s Medicaid Oversight Council meeting Mercer actuaries gave us the final comparison of the costs of the HUSKY program…

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SustiNet final report off to General Assembly

By Ellen Andrews | January 10, 2011

The SustiNet task force has sent their recommendations to the legislature. Recomendations include payment and delivery system reforms, including patient…

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OLR reports on major issues for 2011

By Ellen Andrews | December 7, 2010

The Office of Legislative Research’s annual list of issues likely to be addressed in the coming session includes: · Considering…

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SustiNet Board update

By Ellen Andrews | December 3, 2010

The SustiNet task force met yesterday to refine their final recommendations for proposed legislative language to the General Assembly. In…

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Estimated costs of SustiNet options described

By Ellen Andrews | November 19, 2010

Stan Dorn of the Urban Institute outlined the estimated costs of six SustiNet coverage options at yesterday’s Board meeting. Under…

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SustiNet Board considers governance and structure recommendations

By Ellen Andrews | October 13, 2010

At today’s meeting the SustiNet Board considered three different structural options for the new SustiNet Plan. Options varied in whether…

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