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• Notice of Intent to Renew the Employment and Day Supports Medicaid Waiver

• Attorney General Tong, U.S. Attorney Durham, DSS Commissioner Gifford announce settlement with Connecticut Counseling Centers over Drug Testing Overpayments

• Attorney General Tong, DSS Commissioner Gifford Announce $200,000 Settlement and Suspension Agreement with East Hartford Behavioral Health Providers, Resolving False Claims Act Lawsuit

• Statement on behalf of Lamont Administration by CT DSS Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford about Trump Administration’s ‘Healthy Adult Opportunity’ (block grant) for Medicaid

• Attorney General Tong Announces False Claims Settlement with Optician Your Eyes of New Britain

  Attorney General Tong Announces False Claims Settlement with Optician Your Eyes of New Britain

• Governor Lamont Announces Extensive Measures to Support Connecticut’s Long-Term Care Facilities, Staff and Residents

  Governor Lamont Announces Extensive Measures to Support Connecticut’s Long-Term Care Facilities, Staff and Residents

• Department of Social Services & Fatherhood Institute of CT Selected for Aspen Institute Fatherhood Learning & Action Community; Joining Fathers, Ten Other Organizations Working Toward Innovations to More Effectively Engage Fathers for Family Prosperity

• For latest news on the DSS Response to COVID-19, please visit www.ct.gov/dss/covid

• Federal Agency Awards up to $16 Million to Clifford Beers for Developing Model of Integrated Care Across Physical, Mental and Social Health

• Governor Malloy Announces $1.6 Million Federal Bonus for SNAP Food Aid Program

  “The Department of Social Services and its partners have done a great job in bringing food assistance to eligible residents through the federally-funded SNAP program,” Governor Malloy said. “The award of federal performance bonus dollars in recognition of this success will be reinvested to make the program even stronger.”

• Gov. Malloy Reminds Connecticut Residents the Deadline to Apply for Home Heating Assistance is May 1

  Those Seeking Assistance Should Call 2-1-1 or visit www.ct.gov/staywarm for Guidance

• State Reaches False Claims Act Settlement with Norwich Behavioral Health Practice

  A Norwich behavioral health practice and its co-owners, a mother and her daughter who are both licensed behavioral health clinicians, have agreed to a $300,000 settlement to resolve alleged violations of Connecticut's False Claims Act, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said today.

• Connecticut Enters Joint State-Federal False Claims Act Settlement with Waterford Behavioral Health Provider

  The state and federal governments have reached a joint settlement resolving allegations that a Waterford psychologist submitted false claims for behavioral health services she never provided to her Connecticut Medicaid patients, Attorney General George Jepsen and Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said today.

• State Reaches Settlement in False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Waterbury Behavioral Health Provider

  The state has reached a $200,000 settlement with a Waterbury behavioral health clinician, along with two behavioral health practices he owns or controls, that resolves a lawsuit alleging the providers engaged in a long-term scheme to defraud Connecticut's Medicaid program.

• CT Fatherhood Initiative Event to Focus on State Local Partnerships Supporting Families

  The special role fathers play in raising children and supporting healthy families will be in the spotlight Thursday, May 3, when a coalition of state and private agencies invites the public to a special event at the Legislative Office Building.