Medicaid/Husky
Medicaid Council meeting update
Friday’s Medicaid Assistance Program Oversight Council meeting was very productive and mainly positive. The main area of discussion was DSS’…
Comments on dual eligible proposal center on behavioral health co-lead
Comments at Friday’s Complex Care Committee meeting focused on the late addition of requiring a behavioral health co-lead to DSS’s…
Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible reform plan update
On Friday, the Medicaid Council passed the recommendations of the Complex Care Subcommittee on DSS’s application for an integrated care…
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…
Experience 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…
Dual 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…
DSS 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.…
Medicaid Council update
Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting featured DSS Commissioner Bremby’s comprehensive, long overdue client services system overhaul. To say the current systems…
Governor’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…