Medicaid/Husky

Courant editorial calls for DSS Commissioner search

By Ellen Andrews | October 15, 2009

Yesterday’s Hartford Courant editorial calls for a broad search for the next Commissioner of DSS. This echoes other voices, including…

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DSS gets an earful at PCCM subcommittee meeting

By Ellen Andrews | September 17, 2009

Today’s PCCM subcommittee meeting of the Medicaid Managed Care Council was very heated. Again the room was packed, including four…

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Challenges and promise of PCCM highlighted in today’s Waterbury Republican-American

By Ellen Andrews | September 14, 2009

An article on the front page of today’s Waterbury Republican-American describes both the potential for PCCM and the challenges in…

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From the Consumer Helpline

By Ellen Andrews | September 14, 2009

A consumer called our helpline because he has Medicaid and can’t find a primary care provider in New Haven who…

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Medicaid Managed Care Council update

By Ellen Andrews | September 11, 2009

Today’s Medicaid Managed Care Council meeting touched on some new issues and revisited some old ones. There was a strong…

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Charter Oak after one year – mixed returns

By Ellen Andrews | July 27, 2009

One year after the implementation of the Governor’s Charter Oak Health Plan, the program is still struggling to make a…

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Senate passes a budget, Governor expected to veto

By Ellen Andrews | June 26, 2009

Yesterday the Senate passed a Democratic budget spending $35.5 billion over the next two years. The fiscal year ends next…

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Medicaid Managed Care Council update

By Ellen Andrews | June 13, 2009

At yesterday’s Council meeting DSS announced that PCCM finally has a name – HUSKY Primary Care – and a brochure…

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New OLR reports on PCCM, HUSKY employers

By Ellen Andrews | June 5, 2009

According to OLR, in 2004 when Oklahoma switched from HMOs to PCCM to run their Medicaid managed care program, the…

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