Medicaid/Husky
Issue Brief: Attribution and Why It Matters
A new brief describes attribution, a key component of payment reform. Attribution done wrong in a shared savings payment model…
Advocates’ guide to underservice recommendations
Connecticut’s State Innovation Model (SIM) is seeking to radically transform our state’s $30 billion health system by aligning incentives to…
Advocates’ guide to underservice recommendations
SIM is seeking to radically transform our state’s $30 billion health system and has chosen a shared savings payment model…
Happy Birthday, Medicaid — Connecticut has a lot to be thankful for
Fifty years ago today President Johnson signed the Medicaid program into law. The program now covers one in five Connecticut…
Where We Live: Medicaid is 50 and Looking Good
Fifty years ago this week, Lyndon Johnson signed Medicaid into law. On today’s show, WNPR’s Where We Livecelebrated the program…
Study finds CT early Medicaid expansion reduced hospital uncompensated care
A new study published in this month’s Health Affairs finds that CT hospital Medicaid revenue grew by 7 to 8%…
Medicaid phone wait times drop significantly
At last week’s Medicaid Council meeting we heard about strong progress toward reducing phone wait times. Average wait times dropped…
Budget implementer makes significant changes
Early this morning the House passed HB-1502– the 686-page bill that describes how the state FY 2016-2018 budget passed four…
Webinar online – Caring for high-need patients – Lessons for CT
Evidence is growing that we cannot fix our health care system without addressing the needs of the small number of…