Medicaid/Husky

PCCM update

By Ellen Andrews | May 3, 2011

There is good news and bad news from the Medicaid Council’s PCCM committee meeting last Friday. The good news is…

Medicaid Council update

By Ellen Andrews | April 11, 2011

At Friday’s Medicaid Care Management Oversight Council meeting the Dental Health Partnership reported on a remarkable secret shopper survey of…

News roundup

By Ellen Andrews | March 30, 2011

Hospital mergers accelerate Hartford Courant Hospitals working to reduce readmissions CT Mirror HUSKY improving with PCCM CT Health I-Team CT…

Medicaid Council and PCCM updates

By Ellen Andrews | March 13, 2011

At Friday morning’s Medicaid Council meeting we heard from Mercer about their HUSKY quality review project. The authors pointed out…

March Webquiz – children’s health in CT

By Ellen Andrews | March 3, 2011

Test your knowledge of children’s health in CT. Take the March CT Health Policy webquiz.

Sales call illustrates the benefits of PCCM and a new way of doing business in Medicaid

By Ellen Andrews | March 2, 2011

I had a call yesterday that illustrates the power and potential of CT Medicaid’s new self-insured PCCM model. A representative…

Medicaid self-insurance/ASO planning meeting

By Ellen Andrews | February 27, 2011

Friday DSS met with advocates, providers, state agency representatives, and potential bidders to collect input on the RFP for an…

Medicaid Council update

By Ellen Andrews | February 18, 2011

Today’s meeting started with an entertaining LOB intruder alert drill by the Capitol Police. DSS described shift to ASO for…

Governor’s budget proposal out

By Ellen Andrews | February 17, 2011

Governor Malloy’s first budget proposal, released today, includes tough choices for health care consumers but also some very good news.…