Study finds unequal reimbursement rates in CT’s mental healthcare

Late last year, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS), outlined payment parity issues with Connecticut’s mental healthcare, noting Medicaid reimbursement rates are much lower than commercial insurance rates. As a result, providers are typically underpaid, and unsurprisingly, fewer will accept that plan.
OHS, working in conjunction with the Department of Children and Families, Mental Health and Addiction Services, and Social Services, published a report detailing the findings of a study done to assess the factors impacting the accessibility of behavioral healthcare
The study found that HUSKY, Connecticut’s Medicaid, had comparatively lower reimbursements rates in 2022 compared to other New England states.
Also, Connecticut had fewer behavioral...