Medicaid/Husky
Medicaid Council hears payment reform plan for duals
On Friday, the Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council heard DSS’ plans for a shared savings payment model for people eligible…
Read MoreExperience to inform health insurance exchange outreach
CT has a long and varied history of outreach programs; some worked very well and some were less successful. There…
Read MoreDual eligible payment reform update
Advocates have raised concerns about DSS’ plans to re-engineer CT’s Medicaid pilot program for dual eligibles, people eligible for both…
Read MoreDSS medication clients’ information released in error
In supporting information regarding a bill, DSS sent OPM information on up to 8,500 clients who receive medications from DSS.…
Read MoreMedicaid Council update
Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting featured DSS Commissioner Bremby’s comprehensive, long overdue client services system overhaul. To say the current systems…
Read MoreGovernor’s proposed budget adjustments – one major health change
The Governor’s proposals to adjust the current biennial budget include changes to LIA (the former SAGA program). When SAGA was…
Read MoreMedicaid Council meeting
The news from Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting was that there was no news. Unlike previous HUSKY transitions, the shift from…
Read MoreDual eligible care and payment model development committee update
Last week the Medicaid Council sub, sub-committee developing a payment and delivery model for a new Medicaid program serving dual…
Read MoreLegal aid suing over Medicaid delays
Yesterday New Haven Legal Assistance Association filed a federal class action lawsuit against DSS over extreme delays in processing Medicaid…
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