Archive for October 2014
Candidates for Governor on health care
To help with your decision Nov. 4th, the CT Mirror has done a great job of describing Malloy record and Foley’s positions on health care if elected.
Read MoreCT has second highest rate of 2013 hospital Medicare readmission penalties
CT was behind only NJ last year in the percent of hospitals receiving Medicare readmission penalties and the average penalty for CT hospitals more than doubled from 2012. Medicare fines hospitals for patients who return unplanned to the hospital for treatment within 30 days of discharge compared to an expected readmission rate, adjusted for severity…
Read MoreWebinar — Provider Payment Reform Options: Aspiration Meets Reality
Join Bob Berenson, MD of the Urban Institute for a CTHPP webinar November 18that 1pm as he explains health care payment reform options. Dr. Berenson has long health policy experience, both inside and outside government. He served as Director of Medicare Payment Policy at CMS. His work focuses on quality measurement/improvement and Medicare shared savings.…
Read MoreCT health reform progress meter up to 28.8%
CT’s progress toward health reform moved up slightly to 28.8% this month, from 28.4% last month. Medicaid accounted for most of the progress including addressing audit issues that serve as a barrier to provider participation and the health neighborhood pilot for dual eligibles that is carefully protecting consumers from underservice in a collaborative and constructive…
Read MoreFascinating discussion — US Senate panel considering regulatory barriers to ACOs
The first meeting of a panel convened by Sen. Angus King (ME) to consider federal regulatory barriers to provider risk payment models was held in Dirksen Senate Office Building this morning. The panel was moderated by Michael Chernew of the Health Care Markets and Regulation Lab at Harvard Medical School, which is guiding the process…
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