Medicaid/Husky

President’s budget proposal includes large cuts to state Medicaid funding, among other health programs

By Ellen Andrews | May 24, 2017

President Trump’s FY 2018 budget proposalincludes $610 billion in mandatory savings over the next decade by instituting state Medicaid block…

Regional state policymakers urge Congress to preserve successful state-federal Medicaid partnership

By Ellen Andrews | April 26, 2017

Yesterday, the Council of State Governments’ Eastern Regional Conference (CSG/ERC) sent a letter calling on Congressional leaders to protect and…

Courant Op-Ed: Plan to ‘Fix’ State Medicaid Program Flawed

By Ellen Andrews | April 23, 2017

From Saturday’s Hartford Courant, “These are lean times and we need our government to be smart about where it puts…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…