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VT rejects troubling federal AHEAD changes, CT still considering it

By Ellen Andrews | August 4, 2026

Vermont, one of the first two states scheduled to implement the federal AHEAD model has withdrawn from the program. State…

Healthcare Workforce chapter in CT Healthcare Explained updated

By Ellen Andrews | July 30, 2026

We’ve updated the Healthcare Workforce chapter of CT Healthcare Explained. The update was prompted by new numbers, workplace violence, and…

Public comment posted on Medicaid work reporting requirement rule

By Ellen Andrews | July 27, 2026

Today, the CT Health Policy Project submitted public comment on the federal proposed rule to implement Medicaid work reporting requirements.…

Analysis: Questions missing in the Lamont-Elliot debate

By Ellen Andrews | July 24, 2026

In Wednesday’s debate, the only one we’ll get, between Connecticut’s Democratic candidates for Governor, there were no questions about healthcare.…

CT Medicaid Home & Community Services spending up, but that’s what we want

By Ellen Andrews | July 9, 2026

Read the report Recently, Connecticut Medicaid per member costs have grown significantly while enrollment is easing, according to the latest…

CT joins 24 other states suing CMS over Medicaid work requirements

By Ellen Andrews | June 30, 2026

Twenty five states, including Connecticut, and the District of Columbia, have filed a lawsuit againstagainst the federal Medicaid administration (CMS)…

Updated again: HUSKY and work requirements – Incorporating the new federal rule

By Ellen Andrews | June 27, 2026

Updated June 30, 2026 to include states’ lawsuit Download the update corrected version with revisions highlighted Download a clean version…

CTNJ: Federal Medicaid Rule Hard For Caregivers, Worse For Their Frail Patients

By Ellen Andrews | June 22, 2026

The 387-page regulations came out earlier this month, telling states how to implement the scary, new federal Medicaid work requirements.…

Seven CT hospitals warned about price transparency

By Ellen Andrews | June 10, 2026

Over 500 US hospitals, including seven in Connecticut, received warnings regarding compliance with 2019 price transparency requirements, according to the…