The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”)recently granted New Haven, Connecticut an award of $9.7 million to be used to transform the healthcare system in New Haven. It is estimated that over 2,250 New Haven-area residents will benefit from this program that will focus on the delivery of services to families and children with […]
CONNECTICUT COURT RULES THAT MEDICAID INELIGIBILITY CAN BE CAUSED BY A SPOUSE’S TRUST FUND
At the beginning of June, the Connecticut Supreme Court handed down a ruling that presented another blow to already suffering Medicaid applicants. In a recent case the Connecticut Supreme Court held that the state government and its officials had the right to deny Medicaid coverage for nursing care services when the applicant has a spouse […]
NEW HURDLES TO CONNECTICUT’S MEDICAID EXPANSION
On January 1, 2014, expansions to Connecticut’s Medicaid system came into action. This expansion aims to include low-income adults as a new group that will receive Medicaid coverage under Access Health CT, which is Connecticut’s state-based marketplace. This includes low-income adults who make up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level, and are affected […]
CONCERNS FACING CONNECTICUT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE SENIORS
The Medicare Advantage program covers 16 million seniors and provides alternatives to government-based Medicare programs. Under Medicare Advantage, patients can only receive medical care from provider networks that are contracted to participate in the plan, and must stay with the plan for the remainder of the calendar year, even if they can no longer see […]
OPEN PAYMENT REPORT DETAILS FEES PAID TO MEDICAID DOCTORS FROM PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
A recent study has revealed that during the last five months of 2013, Connecticut doctors received over $6 million in funds from pharmaceutical companies. Coming from the Open Payment program, the release is presented by the federal agency the Centers for Medicare & Medical Services, and presents information about the apparently interconnected financial relationships amongst […]