Medicaid/Husky
Michigan Medicaid dental cuts cause woman’s death
A Northern Michigan’s woman’s death last week is being blamed on her inability to access oral health care in Medicaid.…
Courant editorial calls for DSS Commissioner search
Yesterday’s Hartford Courant editorial calls for a broad search for the next Commissioner of DSS. This echoes other voices, including…
DSS gets an earful at PCCM subcommittee meeting
Today’s PCCM subcommittee meeting of the Medicaid Managed Care Council was very heated. Again the room was packed, including four…
Challenges and promise of PCCM highlighted in today’s Waterbury Republican-American
An article on the front page of today’s Waterbury Republican-American describes both the potential for PCCM and the challenges in…
From the Consumer Helpline
A consumer called our helpline because he has Medicaid and can’t find a primary care provider in New Haven who…
Medicaid Managed Care Council update
Today’s Medicaid Managed Care Council meeting touched on some new issues and revisited some old ones. There was a strong…
Charter Oak after one year – mixed returns
One year after the implementation of the Governor’s Charter Oak Health Plan, the program is still struggling to make a…
Senate passes a budget, Governor expected to veto
Yesterday the Senate passed a Democratic budget spending $35.5 billion over the next two years. The fiscal year ends next…
Medicaid Managed Care Council update
At yesterday’s Council meeting DSS announced that PCCM finally has a name – HUSKY Primary Care – and a brochure…