Medicaid/Husky
SIM update: PCMH standards affirmed but rushing into a radical Medicaid payment change
The good news: At yesterday’s meeting the SIM steering committee voted to accept their workgroup’s recommendation to use NCQA national…
Advocates’ comment urging DSS not to erode successful PCMH standards in Medicaid regulations
Eighteen consumer organizations signed onto a letter of comment sent yesterday making the case that DSS should continue using successful…
SIM committee to discuss PCMH national home standards
The first meeting of the SIM Practice Management Taskforce will re-visit SIM’s earlier decision to reject national standards for patient-centered…
Medicaid Council update
The agenda for last week’s Medicaid Council meeting was very full. We reviewed DSS’s latest ConneCT Dashboard. More clients are…
Cabinet update – DSS/exchange IT and SIM updates
The SIM update included a description of the recent funding application release. All drafts for the grant will only go…
New Brief: Patient-centered medical homes are working in CT, but standards are at risk
Patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) are working well in CT. There is growing national and state evidence that certified PCMHs improve…
208,301 in CT enrolled in health care under ACA
AccessHealthCT has worked through the queue of applications pending when enrollment into the insurance exchange closed March 31st. Between Jan…
Settlement reached in Medicaid enrollment lawsuit
DSS and legal aid attorneys have reached a settlement in a class action case, filed in January 2012, over Medicaid…
Medicaid update
Yesterday’s Medicaid Council focused on improving enrollment and quality performance in the program. From the new ConneCT Dashboard we learned…