Veyo Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Acquisition by MTM Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) plays a vital part in assisting individuals who may not have access to health services due to lack of transportation. Connecticut’s contracted NEMT company, Veyo, has been acquired by MTM, pending regulatory approval. Nothing will change for members, transportation providers, or medical facility partners at this time. Everyone can continue to use their normal contact methods, forms, and ride scheduling processes. Veyo can provide HUSKY Health/Medicaid members transportation to and from
medically covered services. Veyo can also assist members with: • Organizing public transportation to get to a medical appointment. • Mileage reimbursement, if they can get a ride to an appointment from a friend or family member who may be able to drive them. • Scheduling a ride based on their medical and transportation needs.
Eligible HUSKY Health/Medicaid members can take advantage of this service by calling 1.855.478.7350 to schedule a ride for medical appointments. Members looking to schedule a ride should do so 48 hours PRIOR to their appointment, not including weekends or holidays. If a medical appointment is urgent, members should call to schedule a ride as soon as possible. Similarly, if a ride to a medical appointment is no longer needed, they should call and cancel as soon as possible. More information can be found at: https://www.huskyhealthct.org/members.html under the Member Benefits menu tab. Source: CT Department of Social Services (CT DSS), 2023. Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT). Retrieved from: https://portal.ct.gov/DSS/Health-And-Home-Care/Non-Emergency-Medical-Transportation Our Community Health Workers (CHWs) Can Help Do your clients need help managing their household needs such as food, clothing, utilities, and housing costs? Do they need assistance with finding employment, education, or in advocating for the special needs of a loved one? Our team of community health workers (CHWs) can assist with connecting your clients to resources to help them and their families meet those needs and more. CHWs serve diverse communities by using translation/interpreter services. Simply call 1.800.859.9889 extension 4326, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. For more information, please visit: https://www.huskyhealthct.org/members/community-support.html SUGAR RUSH What is the recommended limit for added sugar intake, and how can we avoid excess? Because of the typical lifestyle in this country, people in America are known to eat and drink a great deal more added sugars than the USDA recommends. According to the CDC, teens and adults consume an average of 17 teaspoons (tsp) of sugar in one day; 1 whereas the maximum recommended limit for teens and adults on a 2,000-calorie diet is 12 teaspoons of added sugars each day (10% of the total calories). 2 When we buy drinks or snacks, reading the food labels can improve our lifestyle so much with very little effort because we can find out how many teaspoons of added sugars are in a product by using simple math. One teaspoon of added sugar equals approximately 4 grams of added sugar. So, we can divide the labeled added sugars by 4 to find out the number of teaspoons in the product. 3 For example, if a 16-ounce can of soda has 48 grams of sugar:
48g ÷ 4 = 12 tsp of sugar
HUSKY Health Community Partner Newsletter Page 2 Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc. ® (CHNCT) is the State of Connecticut’s Medical Administrative Services Organization for the HUSKY Health program.
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