CT Health Reform
Thoughtleaders give CT a B-/C+ on health reform
In the latest survey, CT health care thought leaders give our state a B-/C+ grade on health reform, little changed from last year’s survey. CT’s grade for effort rose to a B- in this survey. Higher marks go to patient-centered medical homes and the health insurance exchange. Payment reform/quality improvement scored lowest. CT’s performance on…
Read MoreCT health reform progress still stalled at 29.4%
CT’s progress toward health reform remains stalled. The meter moved down again this month slightly to 29.4%. As usual, Medicaid accounted for most of the progress with ever-increasing data reporting, health neighborhood reform progress, and transparent, collaborative planning. Again SIM challenges lowered the progress meter by excluding free clinics, and transparency (FOI) and accountability (ethics)…
Read MoreCT exchange members more likely to get financial assistance and slightly older than other states
The latest federal ACA enrollment report finds that AccessHealthCT, CT’s health insurance exchange, received 76,460 total applications between Nov. 15th and Jan. 16th. 162,921 state residents were found eligible for Medicaid. Of the 142,287 applicants eligible for exchange coverage, 77% are also eligible for financial assistance – higher than the 70% average across all state-based…
Read MoreCT health reform progress meter down again slightly to 29.5%
CT’s progress toward health reform is still stuck. The meter moved down again this month slightly to 29.5%. As usual, Medicaid accounted for most of the progress with comprehensive quality reporting, impressive long term services and supports, and transparent, collaborative payment reform planning. We love it when state agencies show all their work – even…
Read MoreCT health reform progress meter down slightly to 29.8%
CT’s progress toward health reform is officially stuck. The meter moved down slightly to 29.8% this month. A very wise advocate summed up the frustration remarking that we have a pattern in CT health care reform of taking one step forward and then two steps back. Again Medicaid accounted for most of the progress including…
Read MoreCT health reform progress meter up to 29.9%
CT’s progress toward health reform moved up slightly again this month to 29.9%. Again Medicaid accounted for most of the progress including good news on per person cost stability and successful completion of an underservice monitoring plan for the health neighborhood pilot for dual eligibles. Progress was limited by the continual need to defend proven…
Read MoreNew comparison finds 2014 CT insurance premiums are higher than most states
A study by Health Pocket averaging unsubsidized insurance premiums both on and off the exchange found that for 23 year olds, CT’s average premiums this year were the 11th highest among states, 12% higher than the US average. For 30 year olds, CT also ranks 11th highest with premiums 13% higher than the US average,…
Read MoreMedicaid quality up, costs stable since switch to ASO
We got lots of good news at today’s Medicaid Council meeting. New financial reports show that since October of 2013 HUSKY enrollment has grown 20% but spending has grown only 13.6%. Per person spending on HUSKY Part D, which includes the former SAGA members and the newly eligible childless adults from the ACA, has actually…
Read MoreCT health reform progress meter up to 28.8%
CT’s progress toward health reform moved up slightly to 28.8% this month, from 28.4% last month. Medicaid accounted for most of the progress including addressing audit issues that serve as a barrier to provider participation and the health neighborhood pilot for dual eligibles that is carefully protecting consumers from underservice in a collaborative and constructive…
Read MoreCT health reform progress meter finally starts moving up again
Starting to recover from the bomb thrown by SIM leaders in to CT’s Medicaid success, CT’s progress toward health reform moved up slightly to 28.4% this month – the first rise in two months. The progress resulted from detailed, and better, quality measures from Medicaid and CID’s insurance rate review that lowered insurers’ excessive increases…
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