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Big improvement — almost three out of four CT physicians accepting new Medicaid patients

By Ellen Andrews | April 7, 2015

A new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control finds that 72.5% of CT office-based physicians accepted new Medicaid patients…

April web quiz on premiums in CT’s exchange

By Ellen Andrews | April 6, 2015

Test your knowledge of premiums in CT’s health insurance exchange. Take the April CT Health Policy Webquiz.

A Better Idea for SIM-Medicaid: Coordinate Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients

By Ellen Andrews | April 3, 2015

Independent consumer advocates and others have raised grave concerns about Connecticut’s State Innovation Model (SIM) plans to radically change financial…

CT health reform progress moving backward

By Ellen Andrews | April 2, 2015

CT’s progress toward health reform dropped from 29.0% to 27.4% this month mainly because of SIM setbacks and state budget…

Unfortunate SCOTUS decision limits Medicaid provider rights

By Ellen Andrews | April 1, 2015

A decision yesterday by the US Supreme Court reversed a Ninth Circuit decision and ruled that providers do not have…

CTNJ Op-Ed: Health Neighborhood cuts misguided

By Ellen Andrews | March 30, 2015

An Op-Ed in today’s CT News Junkie focuses on the Governor’s proposal to cut funding for innovative health neighborhood pilots…

Deficit grows, Medicaid revenues below expectations – Let’s hope for good news from April tax receipts

By Ellen Andrews | March 26, 2015

Legislative and administrative deficit estimates for this year vary by $52.8 million, about 0.3% of the total General Fund. However…

Guest blog: It’s Not Patients’ Fault!

By Ellen Andrews | March 25, 2015

No, really, it’s not our fault. According to a study published last month by JAMA Oncol, it is a myth…

Integrating behavioral health into primary care focus of next CEPAC meeting

By Ellen Andrews | March 24, 2015

The next CEPAC meeting will review the latest research on best practices to effectively integrate behavioral health into primary care…