Medicaid/Husky
CT Medicaid only state to earn A+ for access to HepC drugs
A new report finds that CT’s Medicaid program leads the US in access to new Hepatitis C medications. Hepatitis C…
Independent advocates seek answers about Medicaid experiment
The Medicaid Study Group, a collaboration of CT independent consumer advocates, sent a list of critical questions about PCMH+ to DSS…
State CHIP program that covers 17,331 CT children at risk without federal action
MACPAC estimates that, without federal extension of funding for the CHIP program, CT will run out of funds in February.…
Quality challenges remain in CT Medicaid PCMHs
Also at Friday’s meeting, DSS reported on a selection of quality results from 2015, highlighting concerns. The results compared quality…
Déjà vu at Medicaid Council meeting
Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on the controversialPCMH+ shared savings program reminding many observers of years of rosy DSS presentations…
Advocates document concerns with PCMH+ implementation
The Medicaid Study Group, a coalition of independent consumer advocates, have published an update on CT Medicaid’s new payment reform…
Report estimates AHCA would cut $5.9 billion in Medicaid funds to CT
Connecticut would lose $5.9 billion in Medicaid funding from 2019 to 2028 under the American Health Care Act passed by…
New data finds CT leads nation in lowering Medicaid costs
New data from CMS actuaries finds that Medicaid per capita health care spending dropped 5.7% from 2010 to 2014, better…
Medicaid update – administrative conversion drives up call wait times
Friday’s Medicaid oversight council meeting focused on DSS’s conversion to ImpactCT, a new IT system to handle eligibility and enrollment.…