Medicaid/Husky

Medicaid Council update

By Ellen Andrews | June 16, 2014

The agenda for last week’s Medicaid Council meeting was very full. We reviewed DSS’s latest ConneCT Dashboard. More clients are…

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Cabinet update – DSS/exchange IT and SIM updates

By Ellen Andrews | June 12, 2014

The SIM update included a description of the recent funding application release. All drafts for the grant will only go…

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New Brief: Patient-centered medical homes are working in CT, but standards are at risk

By Ellen Andrews | June 9, 2014

Patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) are working well in CT. There is growing national and state evidence that certified PCMHs improve…

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208,301 in CT enrolled in health care under ACA

By Ellen Andrews | April 18, 2014

 AccessHealthCT has worked through the queue of applications pending when enrollment into the insurance exchange closed March 31st. Between Jan…

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Settlement reached in Medicaid enrollment lawsuit

By Ellen Andrews | April 15, 2014

DSS and legal aid attorneys have reached a settlement in a class action case, filed in January 2012, over Medicaid…

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Medicaid update

By Ellen Andrews | April 12, 2014

Yesterday’s Medicaid Council focused on improving enrollment and quality performance in the program. From the new ConneCT Dashboard we learned…

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April CT Health Policy Webquiz: Medicaid, exchange churn in CT

By Ellen Andrews | April 4, 2014

Test your knowledge about churn out of public coverage in CT. Take the April CT Health Policy Webquiz.

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Medicaid Council update

By Ellen Andrews | March 14, 2014

Today’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on continuing problems with enrollment and recommendations to reduce Medicaid ED use. In response to…

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Encouraging Medicaid spending projections

By Ellen Andrews | February 25, 2014

CT expects our state share of Medicaid spending to drop, actually drop, by $247 million from this fiscal year to…

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