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Administration opposition to HB-5617, Charter Oak fix bill

By Ellen Andrews | February 29, 2008

Testimony from Governor Rell, DSS Commissioner Starkowski, OHCA Commissioner Vogel, OPM Secretary Genuario, and DPH Commissioner Galvin in the Human…

Primary Care Access Authority Update

By Ellen Andrews | February 28, 2008

Adequate behavioral health services are vital to ensuring that Connecticut’s primary care infrastructure will work well for all our residents.…

Charter Oak/HUSKY update and notes from the bidder’s conference

By Ellen Andrews | February 26, 2008

DSS has posted an advocacy-style fact sheet about Charter Oak and opposing HB-5617 which would delay implementation to allow more…

PCCM Update

By Ellen Andrews | February 22, 2008

At yesterday’s Appropriations’ Human Services Subcommittee meeting, DSS reported on progress toward implementing a pilot Primary Care Case Management program…

HUSKY transition update

By Ellen Andrews | February 22, 2008

Also at yesterday’s Appropriations’ Human Services Subcommittee meeting, DSS reported on the HUSKY transition from four fully-capitated managed care organizations…

Bills we are following

By Ellen Andrews | February 22, 2008

HB-5617, AA Delaying Implementation of and Making Revisions to the Charter Oak Plan and HB-5618, AAC Revisions to the HUSKY…

CMS wants to give states more Medicaid flexibility

By Ellen Andrews | February 22, 2008

Yesterday, CMS published proposed rules allowing state Medicaid programs more flexibility in program design, similar to SCHIP programs. The change…

New Health Wonk Review

By Ellen Andrews | February 21, 2008

If you don’t have time to visit all the health care blogs every day, check out the Health Wonk Review.…

Health First Authority meeting update

By Ellen Andrews | February 20, 2008

At today’s meeting of the Health First Authority, their fifth, members expressed frustration with the group’s slow progress. The group…