Medicaid/Husky

Advocates offer recommendations for Medicaid shared savings future

By Ellen Andrews | May 10, 2019

The first year of Connecticut Medicaid’s PCMH Plus experiment in shared savings was disappointing. The program cost the state at…

Appropriations Committee passes their budget proposal — Still mixed news, but better

By Ellen Andrews | May 2, 2019

Tuesday, the Appropriations Committee passed their version of the 2019-2021 state budget on a party line vote. While they mainly…

Better, safer ideas to support primary care in Connecticut

By Ellen Andrews | April 25, 2019

Download the report Primary care is the foundation of the health system. It is, or should be, patients’ first interaction…

CTNJ op-ed – Advice From an Advocate to the Next Social Services Commissioner

By Ellen Andrews | April 24, 2019

Welcome, you have a big job ahead of you. Connecticut’s Department of Social Services (DSS) is a huge agency, spending…

More questions for YNHH about controversial primary care proposal

By Ellen Andrews | April 16, 2019

Yesterday, the state Office of Health Strategy sent their eighth set of questions about the controversial application of Yale-New Haven…

What We’re Reading

By Ellen Andrews | April 12, 2019

Pharma lobbyists flooded Maryland to block a drug-pricing bill. Opponents pushed back – and won. STAT – The story behind…

SIM primary care capitation proposal gets another tepid reception

By Ellen Andrews | April 12, 2019

This week, SIM presented to the Healthcare Cabinet their proposal to capitate primary care, initially for Medicare members, but eventually…

YNHH answers latest questions about controversial primary care proposal

By Ellen Andrews | April 11, 2019

Monday Yale-New Haven Health System and their community health center partners answered the latest set of questions from the state…

PCMH+ update: discussions ongoing to fix problems

By Ellen Andrews | April 11, 2019

At yesterday’s MAPOC Care Management Committee meeting, DSS and Mercer reported on their plans for PCMH+, the controversial shared savings…