Primary Care Case Management (PCCM):

A New Option for HUSKY

January 1, 2009 HUSKY will begin offering a new option to families and health care providers – Primary Care Case Management (PCCM). PCCM is a way of running Medicaid without HMOs. Thirty other states successfully use PCCM to run their Medicaid managed care programs – both providers and patients are generally more satisfied with PCCM programs than with traditional HMOs and health outcomes are improved. PCCM will reduce HUSKY administrative burdens and give providers and patients more control over medical decision-making. Consumers should be getting notices soon of their option to enroll in PCCM if providers are available in their area.

For more information on PCCM:

FAQ for Consumers

FAQ for Providers

DSS Concept Paper

Provider application

Highlights from the CT Health Policy Project PCCM legislative forum March 27, 2007

Policymaker Issue Brief No. 46 - What's HUSKY going to cost in the future - Estimating PCCM and HMO costs

Policymaker Issue Brief No. 29 – Primary Care Case Management: A Better Option for Connecticut, September 2006

PCCM Research Summaries and Links

Medical home research and links relevant to PCCM:

R. Berenson, et.al., A House is not a Home: Keeping Patients at the Center of Practice Redesign, Health Affairs, 27:1219-1230, Sept/Oct 2008.

NCQA: Patient-Centered Medical Home

American Academy of Pediatrics, Medical Home Project

The Commonwealth Fund: Patient-Centered Care

Primary Care Case Management: An Alternative for Medicaid in Connecticut – A survey across states with PCCM programs to answer questions posed by CT policymakers, providers, researchers, advocates and consumers. Conducted by four Yale School of Nursing graduate students, December 2000

Highlights from the CT Health Policy Project's January 29th, 2001 conference - Alternatives to Medicaid Managed Care: What is PCCM Anyway?