Medicaid/Husky

Community health centers still struggle with ED visits

By Ellen Andrews | December 14, 2019

As in the past, Medicaid patients of Connecticut’s community health centers are far more likely to visit an ED than…

Survey finds CT ACOs planning services for high need members

By Ellen Andrews | November 25, 2019

Similar to national results, a new survey of Connecticut Accountable Care Organizations for MAPOC’s Complex Care Committee by the CT…

ICER seeks input on non-drug topics for 2020

By Ellen Andrews | November 19, 2019

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review is seeking input on non-drug topics they should study for 2020. An independent…

Bipartisan Insurance Committee forum finds a lot of consensus on potential reforms

By Ellen Andrews | November 15, 2019

Download the CTHPP presentation Yesterday the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Insurance Committee convened a forum on potential reforms…

Medicaid transportation gets a closer look

By Ellen Andrews | November 11, 2019

For the second month in a row, MAPOC focused in on the Medicaid transportation contractor’s performance Friday. Questions about Veyo,…

Thirty medically complex children stuck in CT hospitals waiting for home health care cost state over $100 million

By Ellen Andrews | October 21, 2019

Last week, MAPOC’s Complex Care Committee heard from the three remaining home health agencies that provide care for Connecticut’s most…

CTNJ: CT’s uninsured rate is down and stable, so who’s still uninsured?

By Ellen Andrews | October 9, 2019

According to the latest numbers from the US Census, 187,000 Connecticut residents or one in twenty of us, were uninsured…

Connecticut’s uninsured rate stabilizes, retaining ACA gains

By Ellen Andrews | September 30, 2019

Download the report New numbers from the US Census Bureau report that 187,000 or 5.3% of Connecticut residents were uninsured…

CT Medicaid child checkup rates jumped when HMOs were fired

By Ellen Andrews | September 27, 2019

Well-child screenings increased twelve percent for HUSKY children between FY 2001 and FY 2012, according to a new report from…