Why Connecticut’s Disabled Are Still Suffering: Medicaid Mismanagement Truth

Connecticut’s disabled residents who truly need federal Medicaid assistance have been waiting years sometimes over 5 years for life-changing Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) under the ABI Waiver, Autism Waiver, and other programs. Here is the hard truth: The money is there. Federal Medicaid dollars are flowing into Connecticut. But the state government has mismanaged them so badly that eligible people like you are left suffering while funds are wasted or diverted. State audits prove it: • The Department of Social Services (DSS) issued benefits to deceased clients, failed to report $9.6 million in Medicaid revenue losses, and made improper payments to ineligible recipients. • Auditors found DSS granted Medicaid eligibility even after renewal applications were denied and continued payments for clients who no longer qualified. • Meanwhile, thousands remain on waitlists for ABI and Autism waivers some for 5–10+ years—while open slots go unfilled and critical services sit empty due to poor oversight, not lack of funding. This is not a “budget shortage.” This is gross mismanagement of federal taxpayer dollars. People who should not be receiving benefits have been allowed to because of sloppy eligibility checks, failure to terminate ineligible cases, and lack of accountability. The result? The federal Medicaid pot is being drained by waste, errors, and poor administration leaving truly disabled Connecticut residents without the community-based supports they are legally entitled to under the Olmstead decision and federal Medicaid rules. You are not “too expensive” or “not a priority.” You have been failed by a broken system that prioritizes covering up inefficiencies over delivering results. This ends when we expose it. Full evidence, audits, and clear steps to demand accountability live at david-medeiros.com/livewire. This is your un-suppressible voice. Report State Mismanagement Directly to the Federal HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) – Call the national hotline at 1-800-447-8477 or submit online at oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/. Clearly state that you are reporting improper payments, waste, and mismanagement of federal Medicaid dollars by Connecticut state officials. File an Olmstead/ADA Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – Submit your case of denied community-based services at ada.gov or call the ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 (or (800) 514-0383 TTY). This enforces your federal right to services in the community instead of institutions or endless waitlists. Contact the Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – Email Medicaid_Integrity_Program@cms.hhs.gov and describe the state-level waste of federal funds and resulting harm to eligible disabled residents. Request federal program-integrity review of Connecticut’s Medicaid operations.