Lawmakers Frustrated At State Contractor's Refusal To Attend Meetings
HARTFORD, CT —(Updated 5:30 p.m.) Veyo, the company with the three-year, $140-million contract to provide Medicaid patients rides to their doctors, is now declining to attend public meetings where the public and its customers have a chance to ask questions.
Rep. Cathy Abercrombie, D-Meriden, is hoping the company, which has a contract with the Department of Social Services to provide rides to around 800,000 Medicaid recipients, changes its mind.
“There’s no reason for them not to come to the meetings,” Abercrombie said.
She said they can put parameters on what is asked of the company at those meetings, but believes they should be answering questions about the service they are providing or not providing.
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