HUSKY and Food Stamp Costs

Topic:
HEALTH INSURANCE; FOOD STAMPS; CHILD HEALTH;
Location:
FOOD STAMPS; INSURANCE - HEALTH;


May 6, 2004		2004-R-0420
HUSKY AND FOOD STAMP COSTS

By: Robin K. Cohen, Principal Analyst

You asked for a breakdown, by town, of the cost the state incurs for providing HUSKY A and HUSKY B benefits and Food Stamps.

Town-by-town cost information is available for HUSKY A but not for HUSKY B or Food Stamps.

HUSKY A

The HUSKY information that follows is based on the latest (April 1, 2004) enrollment data for both programs, as provided by the Department of Social Services (DSS). For HUSKY A, which provides Medicaid coverage to low-income children and some adults, we took the number of enrollees and multiplied it by the monthly capitated rate that DSS pays the managed care organizations (MCOs) for each HUSKY client. That rate, $174.91 for FY 2003-04, is the same for both adults and children.

Table 1: HUSKY A Costs, By Town (April 2004) (Capitation=$174.91 Per Month)

*Town*	*Enrolled Children and Adults*	*Monthly Cost*
Andover	120	$20,989
Ansonia	2,475	432,902
Ashford	363	63,492
Avon	228	39,879
Barkhamstead	177	30,959
Beacon Falls	243	42,503
Berlin	552	96,550
Bethany	116	20,290
Bethel	724	126,634
Bethlehem	147	25,712
Bloomfield	1,608	281,255
Bolton	124	21,689
Bozrah	113	19,765
Branford	1,255	219,512
Bridgeport	30,134	5,279,738
Bridgewater	44	7,696
Bristol	5,696	996,287
Brookfield	318	55,621
Brooklyn	346	60,519
Burlington	223	39,005
Canaan	123	21,514
Canterbury	328	57,370
Canton	241	42,153
Chaplin	162	28,335
Cheshire	502	87,805
Chester	138	24,138
Clinton	647	113,167
Colchester	850	14,867
Colebrook	20	3,498
Columbia	179	31,309
Cornwall	78	13,643

-Table 1 continued-

*Town*	*Enrolled Children and Adults*	*Monthly Cost*
Coventry	633	11,072
Cromwell	528	92,352
Danbury	5,845	102,235
Darien	144	25,187
Deep River	380	66,466
Derby	1,347	235,604
Durham	228	39,879
East Granby	165	28,860
East Haddam	403	70,489
East Hampton	501	87,630
East Hartford	6,957	1,216,849
East Haven	2,236	391,099
East Lyme	699	122,262
East Windsor	835	146,050
Eastford	55	9,620
Easton	79	13,818
Ellington	427	74,687
Enfield	2,811	491,672
Essex	185	32,358
Fairfield	1,076	188,203
Farmington	588	102,847
Franklin	82	14,343
Glastonbury	752	131,532
Goshen	125	21,864
Granby	223	39,005
Greenwich	1,019	178,233
Griswold	1,066	186,454
Groton	2,544	444,971
Guilford	502	87,805
Haddam	232	40,579
Hamden	3,555	621,805

-Table 1 continued-

*Town*	*Enrolled Children and Adults*	*Monthly Cost*
Hampton	143	25,012
Hartford	36,752	6,428,292
Hartland	75	13,118
Harwinton	160	27,986
Hebron	267	46,701
Kent	141	24,662
Killingly	2,464	430,978
Killingworth	150	26,237
Lebanon	369	64,542
Ledyard	696	121,737
Lisbon	223	39,005
Litchfield	419	73,287
Lyme	43	7,521
Madison	284	49,674
Manchester	5,465	955,883
Mansfield	670	117,190
Marlborough	162	28,335
Meriden	9,155	160,130
Middlebury	151	26,411
Middlefield	94	16,442
Middletown	4,188	732,523
Milford	2,433	425,556
Monroe	459	80,284
Montville	1,043	182,431
Morris	115	20,115
Naugatuck	2,879	503,566
New Britain	14,043	2,456,261
New Canaan	137	23,963
New Fairfield	485	84,831
New Hartford	206	36,031
New Haven	27,515	4,812,649
New London	4,984	871,751

-Table 1 continued-

*Town*	*Enrolled Children and Adults*	*Monthly Cost*
New Milford	1,279	223,709
Newington	1,221	213,565
Newtown	580	101,448
Norfolk	108	18,890
North Branford	461	80,634
North Canaan	251	43,902
North Haven	705	123,312
North Stonington	315	55,097
Norwalk	6,150	1,075,697
Norwich	5,414	946,963
Old Lyme	210	36,731
Old Saybrook	422	73,812
Orange	208	36,381
Oxford	401	70,139
Plainfield	1,704	298,047
Plainville	960	167,913
Plymouth	981	171,587
Pomfret	187	32,708
Portland	457	79,934
Preston	240	41,878
Prospect	307	53,697
Putnam	1,149	200,972
Redding	82	14,343
Ridgefield	228	39,879
Rocky Hill	436	76,261
Roxbury	48	8,396
Salem	155	27,111
Salisbury	175	30,609
Scotland	77	13,468
Seymour	926	161,967
Sharon	154	26,936

-Table 1 continued-

*Town*	*Enrolled Children and Adults*	*Monthly Cost*
Shelton	1,562	273,209
Sherman	126	22,039
Simsbury	395	69,089
Somers	260	45,777
South Windsor	635	111,068
Southbury	333	58,245
Southington	1,580	276,358
Sprague	287	50,199
Stafford	822	143,776
Stamford	8,130	1,422,018
Sterling	287	50,199
Stonington	1,229	214,964
Stratford	3,424	598,892
Suffield	326	57,021
Thomaston	459	80,284
Thompson	551	96,375
Tolland	317	55,446
Torrington	3,621	633,349
Trumbull	734	128,384
Union	24	4,198
Vernon	2,514	439,724
Voluntown	134	23,438
Wallingford	1,909	333,903
Warren	41	7,171
Washington	176	30,784
Waterbury	23,070	4,035,174
Waterford	895	156,544
Watertown	975	170,537
West Hartford	2,590	453,017
West Haven	6,855	119,900
Westbrook	299	52,298
Weston	49	8,571

-Table 1 continued-

*Town*	*Enrolled Children and Adults*	*Monthly Cost*
Westport	272	47,576
Wethersfield	944	165,115
Willington	240	41,978
Wilton	111	19,415
Winchester	1,367	239,102
Windham	4,547	795,316
Windsor	1,878	328,481
Windsor Locks	790	138,178

Source: Department of Social Services (enrollment figures)

HUSKY B

It is not possible to break down HUSKY B payments by town. The reason is that the state pays the MCOs two different capitated rates, one for children in families with incomes between 185% and 235% of the federal poverty level (Band 1), and one for children in families with incomes between 235% and 300% of the poverty level (Band 2). The capitated rate for Band 1 is $147.88 per month for FY 2003-04; for Band 2, the rate is $127.51 per month. The state pays less for Band 2 families because these families must pay premiums; Band 1 families do not. (2003 legislation requires Band 1 families to also pay premiums. But it has not been implemented, pending federal approval.)

The total amount the state paid in HUSKY B capitation payments for April was $1,937,872. Of the 14,266 children enrolled in HUSKY B, 8,798 (62%) were in Band 1 and 5,015 (38%) were in Band 2. For Band 1, the state paid $1,298,409 to the MCOs. For Band 2, the MCOs received $639,463.

We have attached HUSKY B enrollment figures for April 1, 2004.

FOOD STAMPS

The Food Stamp program is a federally funded program that DSS administers. The state pays nothing for program benefits and pays some, relatively minor amount for administering the program.

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