Updates on health policy in Connecticut
Thirty-one independent consumer advocates share concerns with SIM’s latest push for capitation
By Ellen Andrews |
Despite the historic failures of capitation in Connecticut and beyond, our state’s SIM health planning office is continuing the drumbeat ...
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CT life expectancy rising, but risks vary
By Ellen Andrews |
A comprehensive, new analysis of public health outcomes, risks, and causes by state published in JAMA finds that life expectancy ...
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Smart CT Medicaid smoking cessation coverage
By Ellen Andrews |
A new CDC analysis finds that CT’s Medicaid program is among the most progressive in covering smoking cessation treatments. Medicaid ...
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CTNJ op-ed: Connecticut should be careful building a public insurance option through Medicaid
By Ellen Andrews |
Health insurance is too expensive in Connecticut and it may get worse with troubling new federal policies. But one proposed ...
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CT exchange premiums up this year, but similar to other states and still too high
By Ellen Andrews |
There have been national reports of extreme increases for this year in health insurance exchange premiums, largely due to Trump ...
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Book Club — Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected Solutions
By Ellen Andrews |
For the Book Club-- Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected Solutions By Johann Hari, 2018 ...
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Chartbook: Prescription drugs driving CT health costs across payers
By Ellen Andrews |
According to a new Chartbook, prescription drugs are the largest driver of health costs in our state. We spend more ...
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New Hartford HealthCare-Tufts insurance company raises concerns
By Ellen Andrews |
Wednesday, Hartford HealthCare and Tufts Health Plan announced the formation of a new, jointly-owned insurer, CarePartners of Connecticut, to sell ...
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Committee develops care plan best practices recommendations for Medicaid
By Ellen Andrews |
The Complex Care Committee of CT’s Medicaid Council has made recommendations to DSS for careplans in the Medicaid program. The ...
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