Medicaid/Husky

Behavioral Health Partnership/HUSKY update

By Ellen Andrews | September 12, 2008

At Wednesday’s BHP Oversight Council meeting, DSS reported HUSKY MCO enrollment numbers in Middlesex County, the first to go “on-line”…

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PCCM hearing date set

By Ellen Andrews | September 11, 2008

The mandated public hearing on DSS’ Primary Care Case Management proposal has been set. The hearing of the Human Services…

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PCCM concept paper out

By Ellen Andrews | August 28, 2008

The concept paper for the state’s planned PCCM pilot has finally been delivered to the legislature. The Appropriations and Human…

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Drama at the Medicaid Managed Care Council

By Ellen Andrews | August 21, 2008

Yesterday, the Council passed a resolution to recommend a delay in transitioning HUSKY families into the new HMOs and to…

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Charter Oak/HUSKY troubles in the news

By Ellen Andrews | August 5, 2008

The current problems getting providers to participate in the new Charter Oak/HUSKY plans have been hot news lately. A sampling:…

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Charter Oak/HUSKY/PCCM update

By Ellen Andrews | July 31, 2008

DSS Comm. Mike Starkowski met with the Appropriations and Human Service Committees yesterday delivering a 72 page program update. The…

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Troubling Charter Oak call

By Ellen Andrews | July 30, 2008

We’ve received calls from many consumers about Charter Oak – and it is a good option for some. However yesterday…

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HUSKY/Charter Oak health plan rates up 24% from last year

By Ellen Andrews | July 23, 2008

After accounting for the impact of dental and prescription drug carve outs, the capitated rates paid to the three HUSKY…

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Concerns about new Charter Oak $100,000 annual cap

By Ellen Andrews | July 17, 2008

On Monday, Time magazine posted a story called “Low Health Insurance Caps Leave Patients Stranded.” The article exposes the real…

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