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ACOs not saving for Medicare, model could cost CT Medicaid almost $100m/year

By Ellen Andrews | September 17, 2015

CMS’s vast shared savings experiment for Medicare has disappointed again in its second year. The plan was to encourage providers…

CT median insurance premiums often higher on exchange than off

By Ellen Andrews | September 11, 2015

According to an analysis by the US Government Accountability Office of health insurance premiums, CT consumers paid more on our…

Advocates support SIM underservice, cherry picking protections

By Ellen Andrews | September 10, 2015

Connecticut’s SIM plan acknowledges that risks of inappropriate under-treatment and cherry-picking are higher in new shared savings payment models. Advocates…

Issue Brief: Attribution and Why It Matters

By Ellen Andrews | September 9, 2015

A new brief describes attribution, a key component of payment reform. Attribution done wrong in a shared savings payment model…

Nine SIM committee members reject weak ethics policy

By Ellen Andrews | September 4, 2015

In a letter sent yesterday, nine members of various SIM committees rejected the weak ethics policy promoted by SIM leaders.…

September web quiz on Medicare hospital readmissions in Connecticut

By Ellen Andrews | September 2, 2015

  Test your knowledge of Medicare hospital readmissions in Connecticut. Take the September CT Health Policy Webquiz.

CT health reform progress down again

By Ellen Andrews | September 1, 2015

Unfortunately CT’s progress toward health reform dropped again this month to 26.2% this month, adding to last month’s dip. Growing…

Cadillac tax will affect 13.6% of single premiums in CT in 2018

By Ellen Andrews | August 31, 2015

Under the Affordable Care Act, in 2018 high cost employer-sponsored health plans will begin paying a hefty 40% tax, termed…

CSG ERC health panel shares innovation lessons, resources for policymakers

By Ellen Andrews | August 18, 2015

Today’s Health Policy panel at CSG/ERC’s Annual Meeting in Wilmington DE focused on health care innovations that build value. States…