February, 2013 - CT Health Policy

February webquiz — CT hospital finances

By Ellen Andrews | February 4, 2013 |

Test your knowledge of CT hospital finances. Take the February CT Health Policy Quiz.

Positive active purchasing hearing

By Ellen Andrews | February 1, 2013 |

Fifteen of the nineteen testimonies for yesterday’s Insurance Committee public hearing on SB-596 were in favor of active purchasing. Proponents included the State Comptroller, State Health Care Advocate, small business and community groups, brokers, labor, patient safety, legal aid, consumer and faith-based groups. Opponents included CBIA, the HMO Association, NFIB, and the Exchange staff. The…