Medicaid/Husky

Seven years later, Connecticut Medicaid still saving taxpayers money

By Ellen Andrews | February 18, 2019

Download the report As with most health care in Connecticut, Medicaid spending was rising quickly before 2012 growing by almost…

Public Option Forum – high expectations, big challenges

By Ellen Andrews | February 17, 2019

Legislators were warned that ideas that sound simple are rarely that easy at last week’s forum on building a public…

CTNJ Public Policy Forum: Would a Public Option Help Connecticut?

By Ellen Andrews | February 14, 2019

The second CT News Junkie Public Policy Forum will be next Thursday, Feb. 21st at 10 am in Capitol Room…

CT Medicaid’s managed fee-for-service model saved $300 million last year

By Ellen Andrews | February 13, 2019

Updated 2/19/2019 We got very good news on Medicaid spending, again, at last week’s MAPOC meeting. Per member costs were…

More concerns about YNHH, community health center plans for New Haven primary care

By Ellen Andrews | January 28, 2019

Updated 11:30 am A letter from the City of New Haven’s Department of Services for Persons with Disabilities to the…

Mixed results from great study on Medicaid behavioral health interventions

By Ellen Andrews | January 18, 2019

Yesterday’s MAPOC Complex Care Committee meeting focused on results of an adult high behavioral health need member initiative by Beacon,…

Medicaid update: Quality improving but lots of work to do

By Ellen Andrews | January 14, 2019

Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on quality performance in the program. The good news – ED visits and readmissions continue…

Comments to DSS opposing increase in PCMH Plus funding for program that didn’t improve quality and increased state costs

By Ellen Andrews | January 9, 2019

Read the full comments Thank you for this opportunity to oppose this amendment to add an additional $600,000 to the…

Weak answers to state’s second set of questions about YNHH primary care plan for New Haven

By Ellen Andrews | January 4, 2019

Yesterday, Yale-New Haven submitted answers to the state’s second set of questions about their controversial plan to shift care for…