Medicaid/Husky

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…

PCMH Plus Year 1 Performance and Savings Results: Increased state costs but little evidence of impact on quality

By Ellen Andrews | December 20, 2018

Read the full report This month, Connecticut Medicaid announced the first year performance of PCMH Plus[1], their controversial new shared…

YNHH, clinics respond to state questions on primary care plan

By Ellen Andrews | December 13, 2018

Yesterday Yale-New Haven Hospital responded to questions from the state prompted by community and advocate concerns at a recent public…

AccessHealthCT enrollment down in early numbers but 23% of CT uninsured could get bronze-level coverage with no premiums

By Ellen Andrews | December 12, 2018

There are affordable coverage options available for many CT uninsured but they need to apply soon. An analysis by the…