CT Medicaid Primary Care Redesign: What the Evidence Says Part 4: Better, Safer Options

By Ellen Andrews | November 21, 2023

Download the full report with sources Connecticut Medicaid is considering reforms to primary care delivery and payment. The CT Health…

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Book Club: Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence: Advocacy and Health Policy for the Poor

By Ellen Andrews | November 13, 2023

It was difficult to read Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence by Colleen Grogan and Michael Gusmano; thankfully it is short. It…

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ICER seeking nominations for New England evidence review council

By Ellen Andrews | November 9, 2023

The Institute for Economic and Clinical Review (ICER) is seeking nominations for new members to the New England Comparative Effectiveness…

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CT health systems ranked poorly by their nurses

By Ellen Andrews | November 7, 2023

Connecticut health systems underperform in an analysis of nurses’ satisfaction with their employers by MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Only…

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ICER fair access report finds improvements but problems with transparency

By Ellen Andrews | November 4, 2023

ICER’s third annual Barriers to Fair Access report found that most prescription drug coverage policies met fair rules for patient…

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Book Club: We’ve Got You Covered

By Ellen Andrews | November 1, 2023

I wasn’t looking forward to reading yet another book promoting yet another idea to solve America’s broken healthcare system. But…

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Op-Ed: The Charts That Scare Health Insurance Watchdogs

By Ellen Andrews | October 26, 2023

Self-insured small group plans sound innocuous but they’re not – and they are growing quickly. The plans save money for…

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CT commercial insurance enrollment down 5%; several possible explanations

By Ellen Andrews | October 20, 2023

Download the report Last year, total enrollment in Connecticut’s commercial managed care plans was 1,666,972. That was down by 85,019…

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CT Medicaid primary care redesign: Payment reform

By Ellen Andrews | October 12, 2023

Download the full report with sources Connecticut Medicaid is considering reforms to primary care delivery and payment. The CT Health…

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