Medicaid/Husky

Cost Cap underservice monitoring plan is very weak, puts people at risk

By Ellen Andrews | November 19, 2020

Download the report This week, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) unveiled their plan to monitor for unintended consequences of…

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CT Medicaid eligibility and service decisions benefit members but also the state budget

By Ellen Andrews | November 10, 2020

It may be counter-intuitive but, despite our high incomes, Connecticut’s generosity in eligibility and provider rates means the federal government…

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Has MA’s cost cap worked? Should CT copy it?

By Ellen Andrews | November 4, 2020

Download the report The latest reports (here and here) on Massachusetts’s first-in-the-nation cost cap project raise questions about whether it…

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CTNJ Op-Ed: Labels matter in healthcare, especially the misleading ones

By Ellen Andrews | October 27, 2020

The President was right – healthcare is complicated. There are lots of reasons, but a big one is language. What…

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Public comments critical of OHS’s Cost Cap plan

By Ellen Andrews | October 22, 2020

Several comments submitted on the Office of Health Strategy’s plan to cap healthcare costs during the public comment period raised…

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YNHH and New Haven clinics open primary care center, despite transportation barriers and higher costs for patients and the state

By Ellen Andrews | October 21, 2020

On Monday, Yale New-Haven Health System with the Fairhaven and Cornell Scott Hill health centers announced the opening of their…

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Commercial plans pay Connecticut hospitals 215% of Medicare prices, but that’s better than most states; No evidence of Medicaid or Medicare cost shifting

By Ellen Andrews | September 28, 2020

A new data set and report from RAND finds that Connecticut hospital prices paid by commercial plan were 215% of…

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CT ranks 5th among states in providing Long Term Services and Supports

By Ellen Andrews | September 25, 2020

Connecticut is improving Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) for older adults, people with physical disabilities, and their caregivers rising to…

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Advocates urge Cost Cap delay for data, safety

By Ellen Andrews | September 22, 2020

A group of advocates sent Governor Lamont a letter about the Cost Cap project today raising new, heightened concerns since…

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