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Change in Timeframe for Processing of Retroactive Authorizations – Inpatient Hospital Stays

Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health)·CT·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Not stated
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply
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Summary

Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health) has changed the timeframe for processing retroactive authorizations for inpatient hospital stays. This affects how quickly retroactive authorization requests are processed for hospitalized patients.

Action Required

Action needed
Immediately: Review the full policy bulletin at https://www.huskyhealthct.org/provider_postings/pb14_33.pdf to understand the new processing timeframes. Billing team must update workflows for submitting retroactive authorization requests for Connecticut Medicaid inpatient stays. Adjust expectations for authorization turnaround times and communicate changes to hospital billing staff.

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