Medicaid/Husky
CT ranks best in the nation for the lowest prevalence of mental illness, but worse in access to care
Overall, Connecticut ranks second in the nation in mental health wellbeing, behind only Massachusetts, according to Mental Health America’s 2024…
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Happy Birthday to us
The CT Health Policy Project turns 25 on September 1st. No party, but there will be cake. Anniversaries evoke memories…
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CT Mirror Opinion: Keep MCOs out of HUSKY health care
“In the past, managed care organizations were a disaster for Connecticut’s Medicaid program“ Former legislator, Medicaid provider, member of Medicaid’s…
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HUSKY evaluation call is broad; Includes MCOs but is not biased
Updated August 15, 2024 with Questions and Answers to DSS Last month, DSS released their promised request for quotes (RFQ)…
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HUSKY parents’ cut expected to impact 15,300 starting in October
In this year’s budget, Connecticut policymakers cut Medicaid/HUSKY coverage for 15,300 low-income parents and caretakers of children. The timing of…
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CT Mirror: Lamont exploring Medicaid managed care, but many push back
Today, CT Mirror published an overview of the Governor’s project to review Connecticut Medicaid, looking for potential improvements to improve…
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DSS gets input for Medicaid landscape survey
At last week’s MAPOC meeting, DSS announced they will be hiring a consultant to survey the Medicaid landscape assessing options…
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CT Healthcare Explained is updating
We are taking on the massive project of updating CT Healthcare Explained. We just finished the Workforce chapter, including updated…
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CT medical debt levels declining, new state law will help even more
The percent of Connecticut residents with medical debt is coming down, but it still affects one in 28 of us,…
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