Health & Home Care

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• Durable Medical Equipment

  The Department of Social Services Durable Medical Equipment program provides equipment to help you move around: canes, crutches, walkers and wheelchairs. DME also includes equipment needed to care for you at home: bed pans, heat lamps or pads, hospital beds, special toilet seats and machines that help make breathing easier. *Service available to Medicaid recipients only

• Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Medicaid Reimbursement

  The Department is revisiting reimbursement rates for Durable Medial Equipment (DME) to comply with federal regulations.

• Electronic Visit Verification

  The Department of Social Services is proud to announce a unique partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Sandata Technologies, LLC. in the implementation of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV).

• Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Medicaid Reimbursement

  Federally Qualified Health Centers provide health care for uninsured and underserved populations. Reimbursement and CON is responsible for review of FQHC cost reports, and establishment of Medicaid reimbursement.

• HUSKY (Medicaid) Coverage for Breast and Cervical Cancer

  Medicaid Coverage for Breast and Cervical Cancer aims to support the health of women receiving breast and cervical cancer screenings and services by providing full Medicaid coverage for them. This program works in conjunction with the Department of Public Health’s Connecticut Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.

• Integrated Care for Kids – A New Federal Grant Opportunity

  The InCK Model will assist states and local communities in addressing priority health concerns for children.

• Long-Term Care

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby and Office of Policy and Management Undersecretary Anne Foley, announced the release of Connecticut’s Strategic Plan to Rebalance Long-Term Services and Supports, including a town-by-town projection of Connecticut’s long-term care needs and strategies to meet those needs, on January 29, 2013.

• Med-Connect (Medicaid for Employees with Disabilities)

  Medicaid for Employees with Disabilities, also known as MED-Connect, provides medical assistance to employed individuals with disabilities. Enrollees can earn up to $75,000 per year and qualify for full Medicaid/HUSKY Health coverage.

• Medicaid Access Monitoring Review Plan

  Effective January 1, 2016, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted regulations at 42 C.F.R. §§ 447.203 and 447.204 that require state Medicaid programs to ensure Medicaid members have access to covered services.

• Medicaid Hospital Reimbursement

  The Office of Reimbursement and Certificate of Need (CON) is responsible for establishing Medicaid reimbursement methodologies for inpatient services, outpatient hospital services, Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments and hospital supplemental payments.

• Medicaid Methadone Clinic Reimbursement

  The Office of Reimbursement and Certificate of Need (CON) is responsible for establishing Medicaid reimbursement methodologies for chemical maintenance clinics (methadone).

• Medicaid Nursing Home Reimbursement

  Under the Connecticut Medicaid program, payment rates for nursing homes are set on a cost-based prospective basis in accordance with Section 17b-340 of the Connecticut General Statutes and Section 17-311-52 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

• Medicaid Nursing Home Reimbursement Modernization Acuity Based Methodology

  The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) will be transitioning nursing facility reimbursement from a cost-based methodology to a prospective acuity-based or case mix, payment system. Visit this webpage for more information.

• Medicaid State Plan Amendments

  Current State Plan Amendments submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

• Medicare Savings Program

  The State of Connecticut offers financial assistance to eligible Medicare enrollees through our 'Medicare Savings Programs.' These programs may help pay Medicare Part B premiums, deductibles and co-insurance.