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SIM bill hearing in Public Health next Wednesday

By Ellen Andrews | March 6, 2015

HB- 6938, AAC the Delivery of Quality Health Care and Modernization of Health Care Facilities, will have a public hearing…

March web quiz on CT employer coverage

By Ellen Andrews | March 5, 2015

Test your knowledge of employer coverage trends in CT. Take the March CT Health Policy Webquiz.

Guroo.com – new health care price shopping tool

By Ellen Andrews | March 4, 2015

A cool new tool, Guroo — from the Health Care Cost Institute, allows price comparisons for a wide array of…

CT health reform progress still stalled

By Ellen Andrews | March 3, 2015

CT’s progress toward health reform remains stalled yet again this month. The March meter moved down from last month slightly…

CTHPP testimony opposing Governor’s budget cuts to Medicaid

By Ellen Andrews | March 2, 2015

Testimony to the Appropriations Committee at Friday’s hearing from the CT Health Policy Project focused on the Governor’s cuts to…

CSG ERC is on Facebook

By Ellen Andrews | February 27, 2015

CT’s regional, multi-branch state policymaker support organization, CSG/ERC, is now on Facebook. The Council of State Government’s Eastern Region provides…

Advocates call on SIM to adopt state Code of Ethics

By Ellen Andrews | February 26, 2015

A letter was sent yesterday from independent consumer advocates to SIM leadership calling for SIM to follow CT’s Public Officials…

H&R Block report finds half of ACA subsidy recipients will have to pay IRS back; uninsured penalties average $172

By Ellen Andrews | February 25, 2015

A new analysis by H&R Block finds that 52% of taxpayers nationally who received subsidies last year to purchase coverage…

More on budget cuts – it makes no sense

By Ellen Andrews | February 24, 2015

Providers and advocates detailed the potential impact if the Governor’s budget proposals are adopted in a CT Mirror article published…