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by Paul Bass | Oct 28, 2005 5:46 pm

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Posted to: Health Care

ACTION ALERT: CALL YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO REVERSE PREMIUMS AND REDUCE RED TAPE IN THE HUSKY PROGRAM
Please contact your state legislators and Governor Rell and tell them:

“My name is _____and I live in ________. I am concerned about the
thousands of children and adults who are losing HUSKY coverage because of increased premiums and new red tape. I urge you to pass legislation during the special session to reverse the increased premiums for children in HUSKY B and restore continuous eligibility and self-declaration of income for all families in HUSKY.”

* House Democrats 1-800-842-1902
* House Republicans 1-800-842-1423
* Senate Democrats 1-800-842-1420
* Senate Republicans 1-800-842-1421
* Governor Rell 1-800-406-1527 or Governor.Rell@po.state.ct.us

Background:
Within the next few days, 2,200 children enrolled in Connecticut’s HUSKY B health insurance program are scheduled to lose their coverage because their parents could not afford new or increased premiums imposed by the state this fall. The Department of Social Services has sent notices to parents of these children to inform them that their coverage will be terminated as of October 31 if the premium bills, which were due on October 1, are not paid in full. This loss of HUSKY coverage means that these children will likely go without any health insurance, since most of their parents do not have
health insurance available through their employers.

Meanwhile, since June, there has already been a decline of 10,600 children and adults in HUSKY A, the state’s Medicaid program. This decline, which includes a loss of 6,500 children, was likely due in part to increased red tape imposed by the state, in the form of new paperwork requirements and eligibility restrictions. Specifically, the state
* eliminated “self-declaration of income,” which had simplified paperwork requirements for families applying for coverage, and
* eliminated “continuous eligibility”, which had enabled families to stay enrolled in HUSKY for one year, regardless of temporary fluctuations in their income.

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