Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Michael P. Downes’s organization
Jul 1, 2026·StrategicPlan
Board
Mental Health and Addiction Services and Children and Families Strategic Plan
This report fulfills a statutory mandate to establish goals for combating the opioid use disorder public health crisis. It identifies opioid-involved mortality as the primary outcome metric and recommends reducing it to pre-crisis baseline levels (2004-2010 average of 276 deaths annually), sustained for a minimum of five consecutive years. The report outlines various ongoing initiatives across treatment, harm reduction, prevention, and recovery support, funded by State Opioid Response Grants and opioid litigation settlements, to achieve these objectives and stabilize the crisis.
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The meeting provided updates on administrative projects, including marketing initiatives regarding the youth mental health crisis and the utilization of the UCCC (UCCC). The Board reviewed legislation passed in the 2025 special session concerning private insurance coverage for children's treatments and the crisis continuum review. Representatives from the Civic Solutions Group presented on the Medicaid school billing project, aiming to identify and resolve barriers preventing schools from obtaining federal reimbursement for behavioral health services. Discussion topics included differentiating between private clinic billing and school-based billing, the role of medically-based services in educational settings, and strategies for improving Medicaid billing compliance and reimbursement for school districts.
Jun 15, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Connecticut General Assembly Senate Reconvened Session
The Senate convened to address a Governor-issued line-item veto of a bill passed during the regular session. The discussion focused on the constitutional necessity of the reconvened session despite the legislature's earlier decision not to override the veto, and a recommendation was made to review the interpretation of constitutional requirements for such sessions in the future. Additionally, the Senate welcomed guests interested in state government and conducted a brief session for personal remarks.
Jun 15, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Connecticut General Assembly House of Representatives Veto Session
The House of Representatives convened a Veto Session to reconsider a bill previously disapproved by the Governor. The session involved the formal reading of the call to reconvene, the processing of communications regarding the Governor's veto message, and the motion to adjourn the session sine die.
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