Medicaid/Husky

Help us build a CT health policy learning hub

By Ellen Andrews | December 10, 2020

Healthcare is critical to Connecticut’s wellbeing but navigating health policy is complicated and confusing. The Connecticut Health Policy Project is…

ICER seeking members for New England evidence review group

By Ellen Andrews | December 2, 2020

The Institute for Economic and Clinical Review (ICER) is seeking nominations for new members to the New England Comparative Effectiveness…

State seeking public input on 2025 health improvement plan, they are really listening

By Ellen Andrews | November 30, 2020

After months of the Dept. of Public Health has finalized their draft plan to set goals and strategies to improve…

CTNJ ANALYSIS | On Healthcare, Candidates Focused on Public Option, Medicare For All, Drug Prices

By Ellen Andrews | November 25, 2020

This year, Connecticut candidates running for office during a global pandemic and a harsh recession had thoughtful, well-informed answers to…

Cost Cap underservice monitoring plan is very weak, puts people at risk

By Ellen Andrews | November 19, 2020

Download the report This week, the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) unveiled their plan to monitor for unintended consequences of…

CT Medicaid eligibility and service decisions benefit members but also the state budget

By Ellen Andrews | November 10, 2020

It may be counter-intuitive but, despite our high incomes, Connecticut’s generosity in eligibility and provider rates means the federal government…

Has MA’s cost cap worked? Should CT copy it?

By Ellen Andrews | November 4, 2020

Download the report The latest reports (here and here) on Massachusetts’s first-in-the-nation cost cap project raise questions about whether it…

CTNJ Op-Ed: Labels matter in healthcare, especially the misleading ones

By Ellen Andrews | October 27, 2020

The President was right – healthcare is complicated. There are lots of reasons, but a big one is language. What…

Public comments critical of OHS’s Cost Cap plan

By Ellen Andrews | October 22, 2020

Several comments submitted on the Office of Health Strategy’s plan to cap healthcare costs during the public comment period raised…