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CT health reform progress moving up again

By Ellen Andrews | June 2, 2015

After five months’ decline, CT’s progress toward health reform rebounded to 27.8% this month. Medicaid’s decision to cover new Hepatitis…

87-page health bill goes to Governor’s desk

By Ellen Andrews | June 2, 2015

The House and Senate have passed SB-811, now on it’s way to the Governor. The bill includesprice and consumer cost…

CTNJ reports on SIM conflict of interest in grant applications

By Ellen Andrews | May 27, 2015

  Today’s CT News Junkie highlights the ethics loophole that has allowed a SIM steering committee member to apply for…

Webinar: Caring for High-Need, High-Cost Patients – Lessons for Connecticut

By Ellen Andrews | May 27, 2015

Join us Monday, June 22nd at 2pm for a webinar on best practices in complex care management for the most…

CSG/ERC webinar highlights best practices for state exchanges, power of state-state collaboration

By Ellen Andrews | May 26, 2015

Last week’s CSSG/ERC health committee webinar highlighted just a few of the benefits of the collaboration between CT and MD’s…

Ethics Commission recommends SIM adopt conflict of interest policy, pursuing change in the law to close “loophole”

By Ellen Andrews | May 22, 2015

At yesterday’s meeting, the state Ethics Commission issued an opinion that, due to a giant loophole in the law, SIM…

Ten CT hospitals paid over $1 million to an employee last year

By Ellen Andrews | May 21, 2015

Ten CT hospitals paid over $1 million each in total compensation to 19 employees last fiscal year, according to a…

Webinar Wednesday: Health Insurance Exchanges – States Sharing Resources, Solving Problems

By Ellen Andrews | May 18, 2015

Join CSG/ERC’s health policy committee for a webinar this Wednesday, May 20th – Health Insurance Exchanges – States Sharing Resources,…

CAB continues closed meetings to make decisions

By Ellen Andrews | May 13, 2015

Yesterday’s SIM Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) meeting to choose consumer representatives to SIM committees was again held in secret. An…