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New to the Book Club — Medical Illuminations: Using Evidence, Visualization & Statistical Thinking to Improve Healthcare

By Ellen Andrews | February 5, 2015

Public health students know the famous story of John Snow’s 1854 map of London cholera cases that highlighted clustering around…

Thoughtleaders give CT a B-/C+ on health reform

By Ellen Andrews | February 4, 2015

In the latest survey, CT health care thought leaders give our state a B-/C+ grade on health reform, little changed…

February CT Health Policy Webquiz: CT Medicaid quality

By Ellen Andrews | February 3, 2015

Test your knowledge of Medicaid quality in CT. Take the February CT Health Policy Webquiz.

CT health reform progress still stalled at 29.4%

By Ellen Andrews | February 2, 2015

CT’s progress toward health reform remains stalled. The meter moved down again this month slightly to 29.4%. As usual, Medicaid…

New to the Book Club — How Not to Be Wrong

By Ellen Andrews | January 30, 2015

The title of the latest addition to the CT Health Policy Project Book Club, How Not to Be Wrong: The…

CT employer coverage eroded over last decade, well before ACA implementation

By Ellen Andrews | January 29, 2015

A new report by SHADAC finds that 11.3% fewer CT firms offered health benefits to workers in 2012/2013 than eight…

CT exchange members more likely to get financial assistance and slightly older than other states

By Ellen Andrews | January 28, 2015

The latest federal ACA enrollment report finds that AccessHealthCT, CT’s health insurance exchange, received 76,460 total applications between Nov. 15th…

Budget Update: more interim budget cuts, calls for long term fix, Medicaid deficit due to temporary issues

By Ellen Andrews | January 27, 2015

In response to a growing budget shortfall for this year, last week the Governor ordered $31.5 million in budget rescissions.…

FDA Advisory Committee recommends new orphan anti-infective drug

By Ellen Andrews | January 23, 2015

Yesterday’s FDA Anti-Infective Drug Advisory Committee meeting considered evidence about the safety and effectiveness of ISA, a new drug to…