Medicaid/Husky

Fact Check: Does OHS’s Primary Care Roadmap include capitation? Yes, 31 times

By Ellen Andrews | March 16, 2022

In the Insurance Committee’s March 1st public hearing on HB-5042, advocates stated that the Office of Health Strategy’s Primary Care…

New tool finds all CT health systems’ commercial prices are far higher than needed to cover expenses

By Ellen Andrews | March 9, 2022

According to a new tool, Connecticut hospitals would have needed commercial rates equal to 135% of Medicare levels in 2020…

CTNJ op-ed: Children deserve healthcare, regardless of immigration status

By Ellen Andrews | March 8, 2022

Last year, Connecticut policymakers made the smart and moral decision to provide HUSKY coverage to children from low-income families through…

25 Advocacy organizations urge legislative leaders to drop OHS Primary Care Roadmap

By Ellen Andrews | February 17, 2022

Download the letter On Tuesday, twenty-five independent advocacy organizations, including the CT Health Policy Project, sent a letter to Connecticut…

Analysis: CT hospital finances during COVID’s first year

By Ellen Andrews | February 9, 2022

Download the report Download the extracted data In 2020, Connecticut hospitals’ revenues exceeded expenses by 2.61% or $325 million. Hospitals…

Yale Policy Institute report on CT’s local public health infrastructure and systems

By Ellen Andrews | January 27, 2022

COVID crystalized the importance of a strong local public health system across our state and the nation. In their latest…

New Cost Cap industry-driven committee gets going

By Ellen Andrews | January 6, 2022

Members of the Office of Health Strategy’s (OHS) latest committee to drive down the growth in Connecticut’s healthcare spending moved…

FAQs on OHS’s Primary Care Roadmap

By Ellen Andrews | January 3, 2022

Download the FAQs here Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy has developed a Primary Care Roadmap to support primary care in…

Public comment concerns with CT’s primary care plan

By Ellen Andrews | January 1, 2022

Read the public comments Public comment concerns with CT’s primary care plan Today, the CT Health Policy Project submitted public…