Medicaid/Husky
New site compares Medicaid drug prices across states and overall drug price trends
There is a lot of drug pricing data available publicly but it is hard to synthesize. 46brooklyn has solved this…
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State individual mandate law would lower uninsured by 88,000 and premiums by 10%
A new analysis by the Commonwealth Fund estimates the impact if states passed their own individual mandate laws, similar to…
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Medicaid update: hints of new data and promises of more, call center wait times still long, but behavioral health progress
There was good and bad news at Friday’s Medicaid council meeting. Call center wait times are down to 85 minutes…
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ICER to report on unjustified drug price increases
Early next year, the nonprofit Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) will issue its first report on US drug…
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31 ways to save on healthcare in Connecticut’s budget
Connecticut’s state budget is facing future deficits and health spending is a large share of the budget. The state now…
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Most CT uninsured qualify for ACA coverage
Almost two in three uninsured CT residents qualifies for either Medicaid or tax credits through Access Health CT, according to…
Read MoreMedicaid update: Quality was rising through 2016, raising concerns about PCMH+
Friday’s MAPOC meeting focused on Medicaid quality and access information from CHNCT, DSS’s administrative contractor for the program. Across the…
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CT and surrounding states provide better than average quality care to Medicaid members
CMS has published a new Medicaid/CHIP scorecard to promote accountability and transparency in states’ programs. The site allows comparisons of…
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Rest of US catching up with CT – Medicaid managed care doesn’t work
Two Health Affairs blog posts highlight the disappointments states are having with their capitated Medicaid managed care programs. Managed care…
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