Medicaid/Husky
Medicaid Council meeting
The news from Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting was that there was no news. Unlike previous HUSKY transitions, the shift from…
Dual 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…
Legal 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…
Medicaid PCMH update
Today’s Care Management Committee meeting (formerly the PCCM Committee) in Hartford was frustrating. DSS and their consultants outlined their final…
Courant OP-ED raises concerns about Medicaid PCMH proposal
An Opinion piece in today’s Hartford Courant by Sheldon Toubman of New Haven legal aid outlines many problems with DSS’…
State chooses CHN to run Medicaid
The administration announced that they will be negotiating with Community Health Network to administer the entire state Medicaid program as…
CT Health Policy Project comments on DSS proposal for Medicaid person-centered medical homes
To implement the administration’s directive to develop person/patient-centered medical homes for every Medicaid consumer, DSS has proposed a payment model…
NC employers buying into Medicaid patient-centered medical home system, CT NASW job posting
NC’s Medicaid patient-centered medical home network is so successful that large employers, including state employees, in the state are buying…
Gov. Malloy letter outlines impact of federal debt ceiling crisis on CT and a better option for Medicaid savings
In a letter to Congressional leaders sent Friday, Governor Malloy estimates the harm to CT from proposed Medicaid state funding…