Medicaid/Husky

CTNJ: A recession is coming and it could hit Connecticut healthcare hard

By Ellen Andrews | August 29, 2019

While President Trump disagrees, a recent survey found that three in four economists expect the US economy to enter a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…