February, 2009 - CT Health Policy

Health Policy Basics

By Ellen Andrews | February 3, 2009 |

We are fortunate at the CT Health Policy Project to have over a dozen work study students, interns, and volunteers working with us at any given time. All staff receive training on taking consumer calls and working cases, details of public and private health care assistance programs, research, advocacy and the basics of health policy.…

New blog by Kevin Lembo, state Health Care Advocate

By Ellen Andrews | February 2, 2009 |

Check out Kevin Lembo’s new blog at http://www.healthcareadvocate-kevin.blogspot.com. Kevin is CT’s State Health Care Advocate in his day job. Fascinating take on federal and state health care updates. He points out that this is his personal blog, not an official State of CT site. Thankfully so — makes it much more interesting.Ellen Andrews

February health policy web quiz

By Ellen Andrews | February 2, 2009 |

Test your knowledge of an individual insurance mandate – what it would mean for CT, the challenges, and costs. Take the CT Health Policy Project February health policy web quiz. For more on the individual mandate, go to our policy paper or issue brief.

CT’s state and national legislators express concerns about forcing HUSKY families into inadequate HMOs effective today

By Ellen Andrews | February 1, 2009 |

Friday morning state legislators gathered for a press conference outlining their concerns that DSS plans to force 60,000 HUSKY consumers today into new HMOs that are not ready for them. DSS chose to default today any HUSKY families who are still in Anthem’s network or in traditional Medicaid into only two of the three HMOs…