Medicaid/Husky

CTNJ OP-ED | Congress Wants to Lower Drug Prices to Fund Important Priorities

By Ellen Andrews | August 13, 2021

Economists argue that rising healthcare costs crowd out resources for other societal priorities such as education, infrastructure, climate change, and…

Good and bad Medicaid PCMH, PCMH Plus updates

By Ellen Andrews | July 21, 2021

At today’s MAPOC Care Management Committee, we learned that Medicaid’s successful Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program is growing and keeping…

OHS committee considering dumbing down successful PCMH standards

By Ellen Andrews | June 24, 2021

Among other troubling plans, the Office of Health Strategy’s Primary Care Subgroup is considering four options to certify high-performing primary…

Very helpful data Roadmap to promote health equity in CT

By Ellen Andrews | June 21, 2021

While residents of Connecticut’s minority communities face significant disparities in health outcomes compared to white state residents, there has been…

CT physician earns Shkreli award overcharging for COVID tests

By Ellen Andrews | June 15, 2021

Dr. Steven Murphy, a Greenwich internist, has earned a 2020 Shkreli Award from the Lown Institute. Dr. Murphy earned the…

New Medicaid homelessness prevention program shows promise

By Ellen Andrews | June 11, 2021

Starting August 1st, Medicaid members at risk of homelessness will have access to housing support services and subsidies through the…

BOOK CLUB — The Right Price: A Value-Based Prescription for Drug Costs

By Ellen Andrews | June 9, 2021

For your summer reading. The Right Price: A Value-Based Prescription for Drug Costs offers the best explanation I’ve found of…

CT’s well-being is improving, even during the pandemic

By Ellen Andrews | May 27, 2021

Connecticut ranked seventh among states in overall health and well-being last year, according to the latest Community Well-Being Index from…

NPR’s Frontline features Waterbury Hospital and private equity impact on hospitals

By Ellen Andrews | May 24, 2021

The latest NPR/Frontline investigation focuses on very unequal resources at US hospitals due to market forces and unequal government support.…