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Healthcare for CT residents with developmental disabilities — Webinar #3

By Ellen Andrews | October 12, 2023

Following up on the first webinars  on healthcare access for people with developmental disabilities, the third webinar in the Fall…

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New data finds CT obesity rates grew by 25% from 2011 to 2022

By Ellen Andrews | October 2, 2023

Download the brief New data from the CDC finds that three in ten Connecticut adults (30.6%) were obese last year,…

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Analysis: Private Equity’s CT Hospital Mess Comes As No Surprise

By Ellen Andrews | September 29, 2023

Yale-New Haven’s plan to buy three hospitals owned by Prospect Medical Holdings, a troubled private equity group, is reportedly on…

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Healthcare for CT residents with developmental disabilities speaker series – Webinar #2

By Ellen Andrews | September 25, 2023

Following up on the first webinar  with national experts on healthcare access for people with developmental disabilities, the second webinar…

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CT Medicaid primary care redesign evidence: Part 1 Connecting with community services to improve health

By Ellen Andrews | September 12, 2023

Download the full report with sources Connecticut Medicaid is considering reforms to primary care delivery and payment. The CT Health…

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CT primary care redesign: What the evidence says

By Ellen Andrews | September 12, 2023

Early in 2023, Connecticut’s Department of Social Services (DSS) embarked on an ambitious planning process to make significant changes to…

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CT Healthcare Explained — what’s next?

By Ellen Andrews | August 31, 2023

Hopefully, you’ve found our short Sunday Health Policy Minute emails informative and helpful. This is just the beginning of CT…

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Healthcare access for CT residents with developmental disabilities Speaker Series

By Ellen Andrews | August 30, 2023

About 45,000 Connecticut residents have a developmental disability. Compared to Americans without disabilities, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are…

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Analysis: Bristol Hospital VP Says Unfair Practices Are Leading to a Nurse Shortage For Independent Hospitals

By Ellen Andrews | August 17, 2023

Healthcare is expensive in Connecticut. The shortage of nurses is a prime driver of those rising costs. Nursing is hard…

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