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State Medicaid plan reverts to fee for service
After more than a decade of operating under managed care, Connecticut's Medicaid program has gone back to a fee-for-service payment model, Stateline Health News reported . The reversion to fee for
Insurers to notify members of rate hike requests
In an unusually concessionary move between insurance companies and the officials who regulate them, insurers in Connecticut have agreed to notify members with individual and small group policies when
Aetna, UnitedHealth dropped from state Medicaid program
Connecticut, beginning this past weekend, has dropped private insurers from running Medicaid plans for the state's 400,000 managed care members. Connecticut instead will assume financial
Public insurance patients think doctor's office discriminates
Some patients believe they get inferior treatment at the doctor's office because of their race, income level, or mental health, according to a focus group conducted by the Connecticut Department of
Anthem pays patients to choose cheaper docs
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut is testing an experimental type of health plan that pays patients hundreds of dollars in cash rebates for choosing lower-cost doctors. Its new
Revamped state health plan could save $200M a year
A new health plan aimed at Connecticut's uninsured, state employees and retirees could result in as much as $200 million a year in savings by 2017, the Hartford Courant reports. Such savings projects
Medicaid funding gaps: Hospital taxes may not bring quick relief
Roughly half of all states already have hospital provider taxes or fees in place, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation. However, these taxes have seen renewed interest in recent
Fired radiologist hacks Connecticut hospital's PACS
Another week, another EMR breach. This time, though, the apparent culprit is not a professional identity thief or a careless employee walking off with a laptop or USB drive, but a disgruntled former
HHS Inspector General criticizes Medicaid claims in three states
After an in-depth audit, the HHS Office of the Inspector General has come down hard on Medicaid officials in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Texas, suggesting that each had filed claims for more
CT hospital puts ED waiting times online
Hoping to spread out emergency traffic across its three locations, Middlesex Hospital in Connecticut has started putting ED waiting times online to direct patients to the facility with the shortest
