Archive for April 2010
Medicaid Managed Care Council update
Friday’s Council meeting was relatively uneventful. We started with a wonderful outreach video by CT’s Healthy Start programs describing the important work they do supporting at-risk pregnant women and connecting them to the care they need to ensure healthy births. (Advocates think it would be a good idea to start every Council meeting with babies…
Read MoreFederal health reform and CT small businesses seminar
The Universal Health Care Foundation of CT is hosting a free seminar for small businesses on national health care reform Monday, April 12th 7:45 to 9:30am in Meriden. A panel of experts will describe the new federal law and CT’s SustiNet plan and how they will impact small businesses in CT including how to get…
Read MoreHigh risk pools in federal health reform
Questions are surfacing about the federal reform bill’s provision to create a high risk pool will be implemented. The pool is meant to provide temporary coverage for people locked out of the insurance market until the bill’s pre-existing condition ban for adults becomes effective in 2014. People who need high risk pools include those timing…
Read MoreNew OLR report finds PCCM succeeds, saves money in other states
A new report by the legislative Office of Legislative Research outlines enrollment, savings and impact on hospital visits in states that have implemented Primary Care Case Management (PCCM). PCCM is a different way of running Medicaid managed care plans (HUSKY in CT) used in thirty states. PCCM does not involve HMOs, but rather rests on…
Read MoreApril Webquiz – CT preventable hospitalizations
Test your knowledge of CT hospitalizations that could have been prevented with access to primary care. Take the April CT Health Policy Webquiz.
Read MoreWebinar: National Health Reform and What it Means for CT
The video and slides from today’s webinar with Rep. Joe Courtney, Congressman from CT’s 2nd district, are posted at http://www.cthealthpolicy.org/webinars.
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