Events
CT Young Democrats’ fundraiser
Connecticut Young Democrats
fundraiser
$25 Young Democrats – $50 Alums – $100 Sponsors
REGIONAL HEALTH CARE MEETING Tues. March 20
Topics will include legislation and organization of a candidate health care forum. Legislation includes 1) HB 5210 to put federal “Essential Health Benefits” into CT law. some of these benefits are maternity/newborn care, managing chronic diseases, banning caps on essential benefits, & coverage for pre-existing conditions; 2) HB 5384 to address the cost of prescription drugs; 3) budget revision to restore Medicaid and Husky A damaging cuts made last year; 4) HB 5463 to develop a plan for a Medicaid Public Option.
All are welcome.
Public Medicaid Option Gets Hearing on HB 5463
The Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing on the Medicaid Public Option Bill (HB 5463) this Tuesday, March 20, beginning at noon. Details about the hearing and sign-up procedures in the legislative Bulletin, https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABulletin/Bulletin.asp —under Public Hearings. Details:
(HUSKY E) would require that the Department of Social Services design a program for Connecticut residents who aren’t eligible for Medicaid/HUSKY to buy coverage. Thanks to Rose Ferraro of Universal Health Care Foundation of CT for this summary of the key points of the bill:
- To be implemented by DSS Commissioner in consultation with the Office of Health Strategy and Health Care Cabinet
- Creates HUSKY E as a Medicaid public option
- Includes, but not limited to, Essential Health Benefits
- For those not eligible for HUSKY A, B, C and D
- Funded by premiums charged to enrollees
HUSKY E study needs to include an examination of whether the state should:
- Apply for a state innovation waiver to allow people to use Advance Premium Tax Credits and cost sharing subsidies towards their premiums
- Charge enrollees copays and deductibles, and if so, at what amounts
- Sell the HUSKY E plan on Access Health CT