The Bigger Picture: The Closed System in Connecticut Medicaid – Interconnected Political Ties, High-Risk Agencies Receiving Hundreds of Millions, Legislative Oversight by the Same Branch, and Observable Retaliation Against Small Independent Providers and Whistleblowers Forensic Accountability Report: February 19, 2026

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February 16, 2026 “Confidence v2” List Shows Same Small Group of Politically Connected Organizations (The Village, Fair Haven, Community Health Center, Wheeler, Optimus, etc.) Receiving Hundreds of Millions with Extreme Single-Code Concentration – Ties Include Senator Derek Slap (Paid Executive at The Village), Senate President Martin M. Looney (Decades on Fair Haven Board), DSS Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves (Former Board Chair & Current Ambassador at The Village) – Auditors Work for the Legislature Itself – Charter Oak Federal Credit Union (Sponsor of UCFS) Held Account Drained of $464k in Suspected Retaliatory Google Ads Fraud – Full Pattern Now Public