Medicaid/Husky

Medicaid Council update – PCMH + and national Medicaid proposals

By Ellen Andrews | March 20, 2017

Friday’s MAPOC meeting started with an update about the shared savings experiment that covers 137,037 members and started January 1st.…

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CT seventh in nation in Medicaid payments for opioid addiction treatment

By Ellen Andrews | March 15, 2017

While the opioid epidemic impacts all income levels, Medicaid is the largest source of behavioral health care and opioid addiction…

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New report finds adults in Medicaid expansion states like CT have better access to care, fewer financial barriers

By Ellen Andrews | February 28, 2017

A new report from the CDC provides the first analysis of the population-based impact of the Affordable Care Act. The…

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Advocates ask DSS yet again for a robust evaluation of risky experiment before expanding

By Ellen Andrews | February 17, 2017

Twenty-three independent advocates sent a letter today again urging the state to conduct common sense evaluation of the first wave of a…

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Governor proposes new health reform planning agency, and more cuts to HUSKY parents

By Ellen Andrews | February 8, 2017

The Governor’s state budget proposal, released today, includes $5.8 million in rearranged funding and staff for a new Office of…

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Complex Care Committee hears about serious problems with new technology for home health visits

By Ellen Andrews | January 30, 2017

Friday’s meeting of MAPOC’s Complex Care Committee focused on problems with DSS’s new Electronic Verification System to ensure accountability in…

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PCMH + evaluation plans – weak review and too late to matter

By Ellen Andrews | January 13, 2017

Wednesday DSS unveiled their initial plans to evaluate PCMH +, the new experimental HUSKY shared savings program that just started…

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Busting Medicaid spending myths

By Ellen Andrews | January 9, 2017

Despite best efforts by legislators, advocates, and state officials, persistent myths remain about the success of Connecticut’s Medicaid program. It’s…

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CSG, ERC pass resolutions to preserve Medicaid state-federal partnership

By Ellen Andrews | December 15, 2016

At our meetings in Virginia last week, both the Nationaland Eastern Region Council of State Governments passed resolutions urging federal…

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