Medicaid/Husky
Advocates ask CMS to intervene in HUSKY rate reductions
Two years ago, the state increased payment rates to providers in the Medicaid fee-for-service program and required that the HUSKY…
From the consumer helpline: Medicaid consumers being charged
Two calls just this morning came from consumers covered by Medicaid being charged by hospitals. One was a mother on…
CT’s Medicare patient centered medical home application — bad and good news
Unfortunately, CMS did not approve CT’s application to include Medicare in our patient-centered medical home plans for state employees and…
State Supreme Court to decide if widows are responsible for nursing home bills
The New Haven Advocate reports that the CT State Supreme Court is considering a case that could have a devastating…
HUSKY HMOs made $19 million profits last year; families paid $323.16 to HMO profits
At the very end of yesterday’s Medicaid Care Management Oversight Council meeting, DSS reported that the HUSKY HMOs made $18.8…
New Orleans health care – five years after Katrina
Yesterday, the NASHP conference in New Orleans started with a plenary session on the state of health care in the…
Conversion to risk corridors in HUSKY seems less likely
As reported by Christine Stuart at CT News Junkie, in a meeting yesterday the Executive Committee of the Medicaid Managed…
Will Charter Oak survive?
An interesting story by Arielle Levin Becker at the CT Mirror asks whether Charter Oak will survive after Governor Rell…
PCCM/HUSKY Primary Care now on Facebook
The effort to move PCCM forward in Connecticut is taking a new turn – yes, we are joining Facebook! Type…