Posts by Ellen Andrews
New action guide on Community Health Workers
ICER has published an action guide, Community Health Workers: Applying the Evidence to Policy and Practice, to effectively incorporating Community Health Workers into the health system for the CHW workforce, insurers, and providers and organizations that employ CHWs. The guide, based on CPAC’s CHW effectiveness report, gives evidence-based action steps tailored to the needs of…
Read MoreSeptember CT Health Policy Webquiz: CT health risks
Test your knowledge of the rates of health risks among CT adults. Take the September CT Health Policy Webquiz.
Read MoreCT Mirror reports on SIM proposal – administration agenda and advocate concerns
An article yesterday in the CT Mirror describes the administration’s plans to apply for millions in federal dollars to radically redesign CT’s health care system – not just Medicaid and the state employee plan, but for all state residents. The article points out that the administration is working with providers and insurers to design…
Read MoreCT Health Reform Progress Meter moves up to 23.7%
CT policymakers have completed 23.7% of the tasks necessary for health reform, making up for last month’s drop. Most tasks on the Progress Meter list are due on Jan.1st of next year. Medicaid accounted for the forward progress in September’s Health Reform Dashboard. As last month, deep concerns about payment reform in the SIM…
Read MoreConsumer advocates provide constructive input to SIM
Today a letter was sent to state SIM planners from 24 CT consumer advocates representing 21 organizations proposing an alternative to the state’s proposed SIM plan. The SIM project, funded with a $3m federal grant, is developing payment and care delivery models for at least 80% of state residents – 3 million people or…
Read MoreQuinnipiac med students start classes today
The first class of students at the new Quinnipiac University medical school started classes today. Training for the sixty students will emphasize team-based care with the goal of encouraging them to practice primary care.
Read MoreBook Club: Naked Statistics
A new addition to the CT Health Policy Project Book Club – Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data – makes statistics relevant, accessible and entertaining. “Statistics is like a high-caliber weapon: helpful when used correctly and potentially disastrous in the wrong hands.” If you want to understand health policy, you need to…
Read MoreWaterbury Hospital for-profit takeover community forum tonight
A community forum on Vanguard/Tenet’s planned takeover of Waterbury Hospital will be tonight at 7pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 16 Church St. in Waterbury. Community and labor organizations are concerned about the for-profit, out of state company buying the nonprofit hospital.
Read MoreSIM and Cabinet meeting update
Yesterday’s Health Care Cabinet meeting wasn’t very enlightening. The SIM report on consumer outreach was pretty much as expected. Consultants reported on focus groups with HUSKY and uninsured consumers and described plans for an online survey. Not surprisingly, they found lots of complaints about challenges accessing health care, stigma and poor treatment. They did…
Read MoreFor-profit Vanguard and Yale-New Haven set to takeover ECHN
Eastern CT Health Network, including Rockville and Manchester Hospitals and their networks, has entered an agreement with for-profit Tennessee-based Vanguard Health Systems and Yale-New Haven Health Systems. Under the agreement Vanguard will takeover outpatient facilities at both hospitals and Yale will provide clinical support. Vanguard is also seeking to acquire Waterbury Hospital and more…
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