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2025.36 - Provider Bulletin - HUSKY B Allowance Updates – Vision and Hearing Aid Services
Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health)·CT · Ophthalmology, Optometry·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Jul 1, 2025
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
HUSKY B (Connecticut CHIP) is discontinuing the $100 eyeglasses and $1,000 hearing aid allowances effective July 1, 2025. Instead, the program will reimburse vision and hearing aid services in full up to the fee schedule amount, eliminating patient cost-sharing for these services.
Action Required
By July 1, 2025: Billing team should verify claims processing system automatically handles the new reimbursement structure for HUSKY B eyeglasses and hearing aids. Stop collecting patient payments for eyeglasses and hearing aids from HUSKY B members. Continue following existing prior authorization and billing requirements for vision and hearing aid services.