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Backgrounder on Hartford health needs for Malta House of Care
Last week CTHPP gave a presentation for the Malta House of Care on health care needs in Hartford and health…
National health disparities summit coming to CT
June 12th and 13th the UConn Health Center will host the National Health Disparities Elimination Summit. Dr. Louis Sullivan, former…
Some possible, potential, small, but encouraging good state revenue news
With big disclaimers, the CT Mirror is reporting very early indications are that CT is having a good tax season.…
Weeds you should understand
A great NY Times Upshot article describes, in normal English, the difference between mortality and survival rates. They do sound…
MAPOC committee beginning work on shared savings program redesign
The MAPOC committee that is working with DSS to redesign Medicaid under the SIM directives met Wednesday to begin the…
Community rally about Bradley Hospital inpatient beds
The Community Committee to Save Bradley Hospital will be holding a rally April 26th at 2pm, at the Southington Historical…
Only 36% of CT physicians have any shared savings arrangements, correcting questionable SIM estimates from 2013 driving expansive policy
UConn’s new SIM survey of CT physicians found that currently only 36% of CT physicians participate in any shared savings…
20 independent advocates share concerns about SIM’s plans for Medicaid
Yesterday twenty independent consumers, advocates and providers sent a letter to the Lieutenant Governor expressing our grave concerns about the…
Tolland County healthiest in CT; New Haven County least healthy
According to County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, overall residents of Tolland County are the healthiest in our state, but there…