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October web quiz: Potential CT impact of the Cadillac tax
Test your knowledge of Connecticut employer health plans that may be subject to the ACA’s Cadillac tax. Take the October…
CT health reform progress down 4th month in a row
Unfortunately CT’s progress toward health reform is down again this month to 25.6%, dropping for the fourth month in a…
Independent advocates call for more study on Medicaid payment shift
A letter signed by twenty one independent consumer advocates calls on the state to halt the SIM-driven Medicaid’s rush into…
C-HIT forum on the benefits of preventive care
Join C-HIT for a community health forum, Get Health Wise: The Benefits of Preventive Care, Oct. 7th from 5:30 to…
Shared savings math doesn’t add up, CCIP plans could undermine Medicaid
A new brief outlines the risk to taxpayers from Medicaid shared savings increasing health costs, as SIM is pressing. About half…
CTNJ Op-Ed: Let’s Halt the Rush to Risky Medicaid Experiment
Today’s CT News Junkie includes an opinion piece urging caution and more time for thoughtful deliberation in moving 200,000 HUSKY…
Advocates’ Medicaid Study Group offers recommendations for Medicaid shared savings reform
Over a dozen Connecticut independent consumer advocates representing diverse populations and issue areas spent the last several months diving deep…
$103 million in new budget cuts Medicaid, mental health services
On Friday, the administration announced $103 million new budget cuts in response to lagging revenues. The biggest cut is…
Ten SIM committee members sign alternative stronger ethics policy
Ten brave SIM committee members signed a stronger ethics policy in place of SIM’s weaker policy. Advocates were given until…