Information for Policymakers

May 2011 - Fixing Medicaid: Healing Connecticut's largest health care program

August 2010 - Health Policy Basics

December 2009 - Patient Centered Medical Homes in National Health Care Reform Proposals

November 2009 - Thirteen ways to save money in CT's state budget

April 2009 eHealth Consumer Resources

February 2009 - Ten Ways to Save Health Care Money in Connecticut's State Budget

January 2009 - Health Policy Basics

December 2008 - An Individual Health Insurance Mandate - Could it Work for Connecticut?

Health Care Study Group

September 2006 - Primary Care Case Management and Medicaid: 2006 Update

February 2006 - Health Savings Accounts: Avoiding the Consumer Traps

February 2006 - Health Savings Accounts: Avoiding the Consumer Traps

June 2005 - Overview of Connecticut's Health Care System

February 2004 - FFY 2003 DSH payments to acute care hospitals

June 2003 A health care needs assessment and recommendations for the rural Northeastern CT borough of Danielson

Connecticut Health Policy Project's Testimony to the General Assembly's Human Services Committee

Connecticut Likely Voters and the Uninsured: A Focus Group Study - Gauging voters' attitudes about the uninsured during campaign season

Connecticut Health Policy Project 2002 Connecticut Policymaker Survey

Policymaker Issue Briefs

• No. 1, June, 2002 - Is Medicaid busting the budget?
• No. 2, September, 2002 - Is Connecticut's Drug Spending Out of Control?
• No. 3, November, 2002 - Connecticut Medicaid Spending In Context
• No. 4, December, 2002 - HUSKY Enrollment and Spending in Context
• No. 5, January, 2003 - HUSKY Parents In Context
• No. 6, February, 2003 - Connecticut Hospital Free Bed Funds
• No. 7, July, 2003 - CT Hospital Free Bed Funds - 2002
• No. 8, September, 2003 - 359,892 CT Residents Uninsured in 2002 Up 16,432 from 2001
• No. 9, February, 2004 - CT Medicaid Spending In Context Update for FY 2003
• No. 10, February, 2004 - Premium Assistance Programs – What are they and could they help Connecticut's uninsured? An Update
• No. 11, March 2004 - Supportive Housing for Medically Complex Children and their Families – What is it and could it help Connecticut families?
• No. 12, August 2004 - 365,754 CT Residents Uninsured in 2003
• No. 13, October, 2004 - CT Hospital Free Bed Funds - 2003
• No. 14, October, 2004 - CT Medicaid Spending In Context - Update for FY 2004
• No. 15, February, 2005 - Why a Premium Assistance Program won't work for CT
• No. 16, March 2005 - What companies do HUSKY parents work for?
• No. 17, March 2005 - Why a Premium Assistance Program won't work for CT
• No. 18, August, 2005 - Connecticut Hospital Free Bed Funds 2004
• No. 19, August, 2005 - 50,000 more CT residents lack health insurance in 2004
• No. 20, October, 2005 - What are consumer-directed health plans and could they help Connecticut control health costs?
• No. 21, October, 2005 - What are medical discount cards and could they help people in Connecticut?
• No. 22, December 2005 - Ways to save money and improve quality in Connecticut's health care system
• No. 23, February, 2006 - Why a Premium Assistance Program won't work for Connecticut - Yet another update
• No. 24, March, 2006 - Connecticut Medicaid Spending in Context - Update for Fiscal Year 2005
• No. 25, April, 2006 - What is the Enzi Bill (S. 1955) and what would it mean for Connecticut
• No. 26, June 2006 - Comparison of DeStefano and Malloy Universal Health Care Proposals
• No. 27, July, 2006 - Comparison of Health Care Reform in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont
• No. 28, September, 2006 - 394,000 Connecticut residents lack health insurance in 2005
• No. 29, September, 2006 - Primary Care Case Management - A Better Option for Connecticut Medicaid
• No. 30, October, 2006 - What are medical discount cards and could they help people in Connecticut? An Update
• No. 31, December, 2006 - Connecticut Hospital Funds for the Uninsured - 2005
• No. 32, January, 2007 - Ways to improve quality in Connecticut's health care system: Results of an on-line survey
• No. 33, February, 2007 - Why a Premium Assistance Program won't work for Connecticut
• No. 34, March, 2007 - Emergency healthcare for undocumented immigrants in Connecticut
• No. 35, March, 2007 - Comparison of Proposals to Cover Connecticut's Uninsured
• No. 36, May, 2007 - Connecticut Healthcare Spending
• No. 37, June, 2007 - 2007 Connecticut Legislative Session - the budget and update on proposals to cover Connecticut's uninsured
• No. 38, August, 2007 - Premium Assistance won't work for HUSKY - So why did it pass?
• No. 39, August, 2007 - Good News - 55,000 fewer uninsured in Connecticut last year
• No. 40, September, 2007 - Connecticut Health Care Spending - An Update
• No. 41, November, 2007 - Three current Proposals to cover Connecticut's Uninsured
• No. 42, December, 2007 - Connecticut hospital funds for the uninsured 2006
• No. 43, February, 2008 - Upcoming Health Issues for Connecticut in 2008
• No. 44, April, 2008 - Retail Medical Clinics: What are they and what do they mean for Connecticut?
• No. 45, August 2008 - New Uninsured Numbers in CT - good news and bad news
• No. 46, October, 2008 - What's HUSKY going to cost in the future - Estimating PCCM and HMO costs
• No. 47, December, 2008 - An Individual Health Insurance Mandate: Could it Work for Connecticut?
• No. 48, June, 2009 - Patient-centered medical homes: How could they help Connecticut?
• No. 49, September, 2009 - New Uninsured numbers in Connecticut - good news and bad news
• No. 50, September, 2009 - Danbury and Windham County lead the state in uninsured rates
• No. 51, January 2010 - Questions for Connecticut: How will we implement national Medicaid health care reforms?
• No. 52, April, 2010 - Myths and Truths in National Health Reform
• No. 53, September, 2010 - New Uninsured numbers in Connecticut - One is eight state residents lack coverage
• No. 54, September, 2010 - Connecticut's Patient-Centered Medical Home Medicare application: An exciting opportunity to improve quality and reduce costs
• No. 55, October, 2010 - Connecticut uninsured rates vary significantly by community, race and citizenship
• No. 56, November, 2010 - Fifteen ways to save money in Connecticut's health care budget
• No. 57, January, 2011 - Self-insuring HUSKY could save $40 million or more
• No. 58, September, 2011 - One in ten CT residents still uninsured last year
• No. 59, February, 2012 - Health Care in the Governor's Fiscal Year 2013 Proposed Budget Amendments
• No. 60, March, 2012 - Connecticut consumer and small business input to insurance exchange outreach efforts

February 2002 - Analysis of Governor Rowland's Premium Assistance/HUSKY Parents Cut Proposal

• Memo
• Fact Sheet

Governor's Budget Proposal 2002 Health Issues An analysis of health related items from Governor Rowland's Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Midterm Budget Adjustments.

An analysis of progress in Connecticut's Medicaid managed care program. Improvement has been significant and steady throughout the 1990's, but has still not reached the levels of care enjoyed by children in neighboring states.

2000 Connecticut Policymaker Survey

PCCM Primer for Policymakers

Chlamydia Focus Group, March 10, 2001, New Haven, Connecticut

Potential Savings for SAGA Programs under PCCM

Survey of Connecticut's Healthy Start Programs

Costs to Expand HUSKY Parents Eligibility

Primary Care Case Management: An Alternative for Medicaid In Connecticut, December, 2000

HUSKY Focus Group Study, October, 1999

Council of State Government's Guide to Health Literacy for State Policymakers