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Advocates offer help with payment reform study for CT
Among the many important provisions in SB-811, is Section 17 directing the state Health Care Cabinet to conduct a study…
Happy Birthday, Medicaid — Connecticut has a lot to be thankful for
Fifty years ago today President Johnson signed the Medicaid program into law. The program now covers one in five Connecticut…
New to the Book Club: The Myths of Modern Medicine: The Alarming Truth about American Health Care
The Myths of Modern Medicine: The Alarming Truth about American Health Care by John Leifer is very readable. The book…
Where We Live: Medicaid is 50 and Looking Good
Fifty years ago this week, Lyndon Johnson signed Medicaid into law. On today’s show, WNPR’s Where We Livecelebrated the program…
Growing percent of AccessHealth CT members are not using their coverage
A new survey by AccessHealth CT found that 36% of their customers had not used their health coverage, compared to…
Care delivered by CT family members worth $5.9 billion, but capacity is uncertain
In 2013 almost half a million CT residents provided 427 million hours of unpaid critical health care services to family…
SIM underservice protections get a cool reception, weak ethics policy adopted
Thursday the Equity and Access Council delivered to the SIM Steering Committee a draft report with recommendationsto avoid underservice in…
Study finds CT early Medicaid expansion reduced hospital uncompensated care
A new study published in this month’s Health Affairs finds that CT hospital Medicaid revenue grew by 7 to 8%…
New tool allows comparison of local surgeons’ safety record
Patients considering surgery often check their hospitals’ quality rating, but the your surgeon’s safety rating can be even more important.…