Medicaid/Husky

CT consumer, provider groups write Congress urging CHIP reauthorization

By Ellen Andrews | December 1, 2014

Thirty-three consumer and provider groups across CT signed a letter to Congress urging reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program…

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Medicaid update – lots of success but a concerning turf battle

By Ellen Andrews | November 17, 2014

Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on new initiatives to rebalance care for long term supports and services. Through a impressive…

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Medicaid quality up, costs stable since switch to ASO

By Ellen Andrews | October 10, 2014

We got lots of good news at today’s Medicaid Council meeting. New financial reports show that since October of 2013…

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Investigators highlight problems in Medicaid managed care nationally – but through collaborative effort CT is a success story

By Ellen Andrews | September 30, 2014

Getting a lot of national attention, a new report by federal investigators highlights significant problems in accessing Medicaid care, largely…

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Medicaid Council meeting

By Ellen Andrews | September 22, 2014

This month’s MAPOC meetingwas loaded with updates on the program. The highlight was results from the newest mystery shopper survey.…

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Medicaid, SIM committee update – PCMH success continues, SIM making important Medicaid decisions

By Ellen Andrews | September 11, 2014

The Care Coordination committee of MAPOC has been given responsibility for oversight and advice on SIM’s controversial new plans for…

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CTNJ Op-Ed: Medicaid spending myth driving unhealthy policies

By Ellen Andrews | September 8, 2014

An Op-Ed published in today’s CT News Junkie debunks the persistent, old (pre-ACA) myth that state spending on Medicaid is…

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More CT Medicaid benefits from dropping insurers – no ACA taxes

By Ellen Andrews | September 5, 2014

Because CT dropped insurers from our Medicaid plan three years ago, we are not subject to the ACA tax on…

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CMS stopped reimbursing CT for new Medicaid eligibles in January

By Ellen Andrews | August 21, 2014

CT News Junkie reported today that CMS halted reimbursements for the newly eligible Medicaid members as of January 1st. The…

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