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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…
Issue Brief: Attribution and Why It Matters
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
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
Test your knowledge of Medicare hospital readmissions in Connecticut. Take the September CT Health Policy Webquiz.
CT health reform progress down again
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
Under the Affordable Care Act, in 2018 high cost employer-sponsored health plans will begin paying a hefty 40% tax, termed…