Medicaid/Husky
Book Club: Recoding America – Why Government is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
If you’ve ever muttered under your breath about the inefficiency/waste/frustration/etc of government at all levels, you have to read Recoding…
Bristol Health Cares explores advocacy in CT healthcare
A recent episode of Bristol Health Cares features a conversation with Kurt Barwis, President and CEO of Bristol Health and…
Webinar offers tools to improve prescribing
Download the slides and watch the webinar recording Connecticut, like other states, are struggling to improve appropriate prescribing while lowering…
Connecticut health care coverage continues slow shift from private to public coverage
Download the report The latest numbers from the US Census on US health coverage in 2022 found that, as in…
Making it work: Connecting medical and social care in Waterbury
As healthcare costs skyrocket, policymakers are searching for ways to improve the social drivers of poor health with little success.…
CT smoking costs total $4.9 million over a lifetime
A new analysis by Nerd Wallet finds that smokers in Connecticut cost an extra $4.9 million over a lifetime or…
Comments on Medicaid maternity bundle plans
DSS is planning to move Medicaid payments for maternity services to a per-person bundle from the current fee-for-service arrangement. They…
CT Medicaid Primary Care Redesign: What the Evidence Says Part 4: Better, Safer Options
Download the full report with sources Connecticut Medicaid is considering reforms to primary care delivery and payment. The CT Health…
Book Club: Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence: Advocacy and Health Policy for the Poor
It was difficult to read Healthy Voices, Unhealthy Silence by Colleen Grogan and Michael Gusmano; thankfully it is short. It…