Scanlon: CT must solve its Medicaid problem now

Scanlon: CT must solve its Medicaid problem now

Surging Medicaid costs and dramatically shrinking federal aid are a recipe for fiscal crisis, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon warned Monday. And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly’s ability to solve the Medicaid dilemma, Scanlon said all solutions need to be reviewed. “I think that every option should be on the table for us as we explore how to make sure that the m…