Medicaid/Husky
Only CT and DC take early expansion option
To date only CT and the District of Columbia have submitted early option applications to expand Medicaid under the new…
Medicaid Managed Care Council update
We ran out of time at Friday’s Council meeting, so we will devote the entire June meeting to discussing how…
Budget agreement reached
The Governor and General Assembly have reportedly reached an agreement on changes to next year’s budget, beginning July 1st, to…
BHP initiative reduces hospital delay days by 22% in two years
At Wednesday’s Behavioral Health Partnership Oversight Council meeting, Value Options, DCF, DSS and eight hospitals announced remarkable progress in reducing…
House passes budget mitigation plan
Yesterday the House approved a plan to address the $371 million deficit in this year’s state budget. The Senate will…
Medicaid Managed Care Council update
Friday’s Council meeting was relatively uneventful. We started with a wonderful outreach video by CT’s Healthy Start programs describing the…
New OLR report finds PCCM succeeds, saves money in other states
A new report by the legislative Office of Legislative Research outlines enrollment, savings and impact on hospital visits in states…
CT Medicaid wins in health reform reconciliation bill
The reconciliation bill scheduled to be considered this weekend by Congress benefits CT’s Medicaid program, and the state bottom line,…
PCCM Subcommittee update
At today’s PCCM subcommittee of the Medicaid Managed Care Council, DSS unveiled their plans for the Mercer evaluation of the…