Medicaid/Husky
January webquiz – CT Medicaid primary care rate increases
Test your knowledge of CT Medicaid rates compared to Medicare and how much they will rise under the Affordable Care…
CT providers won’t benefit as much from Medicaid rate increase as other states
Effective January 1st, the Affordable Care Act includes a payment increase for Medicaid primary care providers bringing rates up to…
Medicaid Council meeting clears up misinformation on HUSKY parents fate under ACA
The CT Health Insurance Exchange staff’s presentation to the Medicaid Council Friday described the “opportunity” under the Affordable Care Act…
HUSKY B saves $4 million in switch from HMOs
As advocates predicted, it appears the shift from capitated managed care to self-insurance saved the HUSKY Part B program $4…
December webquiz – CT spending on medical assistance programs
Test your knowledge of DSS spending on medical assistance programs, most notably Medicaid. Take the December CT Health Policy Project…
Medicaid outreach recommendations
Small grants, engaging an army of trusted community messengers, ubiquitous marketing, and robust monitoring will be critical to enrolling the…
Who is coming into LIA?
Today’s CT Mirror asks the question – who are the 37,000 new enrollees in the Low Income Adult Program? LIA…
Medicaid Council update
Lots of good news at Friday’s MAPOC meeting. DSS has significantly improved their redetermination process in response to huge backlogs…
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
Today the US Supreme Court affirmed almost all of the 2010 national health reform Affordable Care Act. This is a…