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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…
ACOs not saving for Medicare, model could cost CT Medicaid almost $100m/year
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
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
Connecticut’s SIM plan acknowledges that risks of inappropriate under-treatment and cherry-picking are higher in new shared savings payment models. Advocates…