Medicaid/Husky

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…

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…

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…

Health First Authority update

By Ellen Andrews | July 16, 2008

Today’s Health First Authority meeting was uneventful. Sharon Langer from CT Voices for Children gave a primer on Medicaid and…

Medicaid Managed Care Council update

By Ellen Andrews | July 15, 2008

We got a first look at the HUSKY HMOs’ provider networks at Friday’s Medicaid Managed Care Council meeting and it…

Health First and Primary Care Authority Updates

By Ellen Andrews | June 23, 2008

Last Thursday both Authorities met in separate meetings. The Health First Authority is collecting information on CT’s spending on health…

For-profit Medicaid managed care plans provide less care according to study, Implications for return to capitation in HUSKY

By Ellen Andrews | June 6, 2008

A study published in Medical Care Research and Review in April found that access to health care is lower for…

HUSKY/PCCM/Charter Oak update

By Ellen Andrews | May 18, 2008

At Friday’s Medicaid Managed Care Council meeting, DSS described plans to transition 337,181 HUSKY members from the current non-capitated, fee-for-service…

HUSKY dental lawsuit is settled

By Ellen Andrews | May 16, 2008

Finally, some good news about HUSKY. After eight years, the state and legal aid attorneys have reached a settlement to…