Comptroller Sean Scanlon

Connecticut State Comptroller

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

@CoachNickerson It’s not correct. He’s not receiving his pension checks.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

This morning our state tragically lost another public servant while he was working to make our highways better and safer for all of us. My deepest condolences go out to Elvin Hernandez’s family.

May God bless them and all of the men and women who put themselves in harm’s way every day to serve Connecticut.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

I’ve been watching with concern the way AI has been influencing healthcare over the past year, and I’m not going to let it determine the care of the 270,000 people on the plan I run. Yesterday I announced we are putting the following safeguards in place to protect for our members, and next year I’ll work with the legislature to put them in place for all health plans in CT.

✅ No AI-only denials. A human always reviews​
✅ No AI-only claim downcoding​
✅ Plan data won't train outside AI models​
✅ Members will be told when AI is used​
✅ Carriers must prove their AI is accurate & fair

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

Let’s set the record straight:

Nothing is missing. Every taxpayer dollar is totally accounted for. We’re just having some disagreements with the auditors over how we itemize those funds, and I’m confident that will get sorted out before the next audit.

https://t.co/zAts8ibkNN

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@scott_wheeler12 General fund

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

@WayneBFerris @CommieCt @ryanfazio 1. This came from outside auditors

2. $35 million didn’t go anywhere the auditors just don’t like the way we report it

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

Before this gets dumb on the internet, let me give context:

We verified the accuracy of every reprocessed claim but the auditors don’t like the way we did it. This is an inside baseball dispute between accountants, nothing more.

Every dollar is accounted for. Nothing is missing.

[Connecticut Post @connpost]

The state comptroller’s healthcare division could not verify the accuracy of nearly $35 million in payments to providers. https://t.co/Dnmy2mx8iq

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Early this morning a person with a knife attempted to attack one of our Connecticut State Capitol Police officers while he was on duty in his vehicle.

Fortunately the officer was not injured and the person was quickly taken into custody.

Today and always, I’m truly grateful to the men and women of the State Capitol police (and all Connecticut law enforcement) for their service and the risk they take every time they put on the uniform in order to keep our communities safe.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

@ccim_john42533 Nope. They got objective info AND opinions from both sides of an issue. For example, if someone argued for getting rid of the guardrails, someone was arguing to keep them, etc.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Nepal and my friends in Connecticut’s Nepalese-American community impacted by the devastating flood.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

There are other safeguards, but this is important and it’s ridiculous that we suggested they do this *two years ago* and they still haven’t done it.

[Scott Wheeler @scott_wheeler12]

@CTComptroller is @CSCUnews saying they have zero safeguards in place currently? P-card spending policy is there, they have people that sign off on them. What are they missing worth $1.8 million? Cheng was given 1000s to relocate and did not, who missed this?

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

@scott_wheeler12 @LymanOrchards Rain check?

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

I promised myself I'd visit every city and town in Connecticut during my term, and our final stop was a town hall meeting in Lyme.

I got the questions I expected (like on health care and the budget) and ones I didn't (like on road salt), but it was a great way to end the journey.

And I'm grateful to everyone who joined us in Lyme and along the way. Your feedback – the real, honest stuff you only get when you're out talking to people instead of sitting in Hartford – has made me better at this job, and I'm really grateful for that.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

@WolfBBoehme Reporting on returns is the Treasurer’s purview, Wolf. We report on the funded ratio.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

I love Connecticut, and I've lived here my whole life. But when I got elected Comptroller and began serving the whole state, I realized there was so much I still had to learn about the people and places of this small but diverse state.

So, I made myself a promise: I'd visit and talk to folks in all 169 cities and towns before the end of my term. Here's what I learned along the way.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

@GHOSTFREN1 @TonyDeAngelo7 Always looking for fraud and how to prevent it.

Here’s the most recent example:

https://t.co/usTYIboUyo

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

@swgoogs Tell me some of the things that are most important to you.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

Small state, really big heart.

Love ya, Connecticut.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

I made a promise to myself that I’d visit all 169 cities and towns during my term.

Last but not least was Lyme (population 2,352), and I invited the community to bring their questions and join me we for a town hall meeting at their historic Public Hall. It was an awesome way to wrap up our tour.

I’ll share more next week on what I’ve learned along the way. But for now, I just want to say thank you to everyone in every community who I’ve met these last three and a half years. Truly grateful.

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

When I got elected Comptroller, I promised myself I’d visit all 169 towns in the state during my term. I’ve learned so much, and I’ll share more about that soon.

But for our last town, we’re doing an old fashioned, New England town hall meeting.

So, if you live in Lyme, I hope you’ll join me two weeks from today. Bring a friend, bring a question and let me know what’s on your mind. And if you don’t live in Lyme but want to attend, you totally can – all are welcome!

RSVP at https://t.co/67Vkk1fQ19