Newsletter Articles | April 30, 2007
Connecticut to Release WellCare Medical Necessity Criteria
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
With newly appointed commissioner Michael Starkowski in office, the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) has agreed to release information about WellCare of Connecticuts standards for accepting or rejecting medical claims. On April 4, 2007, DSS notified WellCare that the information will be released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The case tests the extent of how much information is public when a state contractor claims that documents should be shielded from release because . . .