Medicaid/Husky

State approves controversial New Haven primary care move

By Ellen Andrews | August 19, 2019

Friday, the state Office of Health Strategy gave final approval Yale-New Haven’s application to move primary care for over 25,000…

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CT eighth highest in unaffordable rents, impacts health

By Ellen Andrews | August 14, 2019

In 2017 almost half (48.5%) of renters in Connecticut spend over 30% of their household income on rent, more than…

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PCMH + risk scores suggest possible gaming or worse; Advocates call on DSS to delay expansion to protect members and taxpayers

By Ellen Andrews | August 12, 2019

A new analysis of PCMH + members’ risk scores finds unexplained increases compared to the control/comparison group that could signal…

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Join us: CT affordable housing conference features health/housing connection

By Ellen Andrews | August 2, 2019

Join us at Housing 2019, the 30th annual CT conference on affordable housing, to hear about collaborations in CT between…

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ACA @10: Conference on the Affordable Care Act’s status and future

By Ellen Andrews | July 19, 2019

Join leaders who helped pass and implement the Affordable Care Act, September 26th and 27th at the Yale Law School…

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Coincidence? CT spends little on primary care, and we have high ED, preventable hospitalization rates

By Ellen Andrews | July 17, 2019

A new analysis finds that Connecticut, at only 3.5% of our health care dollars spent on primary care, is last…

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Large study finds selection bias in Medicare shared savings erases savings and quality improvements – advocates saw this coming

By Ellen Andrews | July 3, 2019

Researchers from the University of Michigan found that the modest savings and quality improvements reported by Medicare’s extensive shared savings…

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New tool makes Medicaid business case for CT to address obesity

By Ellen Andrews | June 21, 2019

Twenty nine percent of Connecticut children ages 5 to 17 are overweight or obese, according to the Department of Public…

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PCMHs in CT – not the “shiny new toy” anymore but moving forward improving care, controlling costs

By Ellen Andrews | June 18, 2019

Ten years ago, patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) were exotic in Connecticut. PCMHs are one of the best documented innovations to…

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