Medicaid/Husky
Very encouraging Medicaid PCMH update
Far exceeding expectations, 34% of Medicaid members are now being cared for in person-centered medical homes according to DSS…
Read MorePublic hearing on ER use and Medicaid
The Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee will be holding a public hearing for their study of whether Medicaid…
Read MoreNew policy brief on “No wrong door” enrollment
A new brief by the CT Health Foundation describes “No Wrong Door” (NWD), the Affordable Care Act’s seamless plan…
Read MoreMedicaid Council update
Last Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on ACA primary care rate increases for 2,277 CT providers including MDs practicing…
Read MoreMedicaid Council update
Today’s Medicaid Council focused on the SIM planning process working to reform CT’s health system across payers. The project…
Read MoreHUSKY parents stay in Medicaid in state budget
The budget that passed the Senate yesterday and the House this weekend makes no changes to HUSKY parents eligibility. In…
Read MoreConneCT consumer portal looks good
Today’s Medicaid Council focused on ConneCT, DSS’s new consumer portal and document management system. The demonstration by Deloitte was impressive.…
Read MoreWhat can Charter Oak teach the CT health insurance exchange?
A comparison finds lower consumer costs in the current Charter Oak plan than the Access Health CT (the CT Health Insurance…
Read MoreHUSKY parents cut – costs outlined, rally planned
The Governor’s budget proposed cutting 37,500 working parents from Medicaid in 2014. Families affected have incomes between 133 and 185%…
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