Medicaid/Husky

Advocates offer comment on MQISSP design proposals to date

By Ellen Andrews | December 18, 2015

As requested, the Medicaid Study Group has drafted comments to DSS on current design proposals for MQISSP, CT’s Medicaid reform…

December web quiz: CT Medicaid quality

By Ellen Andrews | December 15, 2015

Test your knowledge about the improvements in quality of care in Connecticut’s Medicaid program. Take the December CT Health Policy…

Medicaid update: New data on high-cost, high-need members

By Ellen Andrews | December 14, 2015

Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on CT’s participation in a national technical assistance program to identify and meet the needs…

Op-Ed — CT Medicaid: Don’t Mess With What’s Working

By Ellen Andrews | November 23, 2015

In an unusual twist, two prominent legal aide attorneys highlight Medicaid’s exceptional performance in improving quality, expanding access to care…

Fate of terminated HUSKY parents troubling, implications for families staying together

By Ellen Andrews | November 16, 2015

At Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting we learned that 167 of the 1,215 HUSKY parents that lost coverage last year were…

Community Care Teams addressing high-cost Medicaid member needs

By Ellen Andrews | October 26, 2015

Friday’s MAPOC Complex Care Committee meeting focused on Community Care Teams (CCTs) that collaborate across social service to help people…

Half of CT’s remaining uninsured eligible for subsidies or Medicaid

By Ellen Andrews | October 14, 2015

A new analysis by Kaiser finds that 47% of CT’s remaining uninsured are eligible for subsidized coverage. The latest Census…

NJ conference on Medicaid ACOs – deep commitment to applying lessons learned

By Ellen Andrews | October 12, 2015

A CT contingent ventured to NJ last week for their 4thAnnual MedicaidPayment Reform Summit. The conference was sponsored by the QI…

CT Medicaid spending down 4.2% from FY 14 to FY 15

By Ellen Andrews | October 8, 2015

Happily CT’s Medicaid program is bucking the state budget trend. State spending on CT’s Medicaid program fell 4.2% between state…