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February CT Health Policy Webquiz: CT Medicaid quality
Test your knowledge of Medicaid quality in CT. Take the February CT Health Policy Webquiz.
CT health reform progress still stalled at 29.4%
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
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
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
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
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
Yesterday’s FDA Anti-Infective Drug Advisory Committee meeting considered evidence about the safety and effectiveness of ISA, a new drug to…
Medicaid deficit rises to $120 million, but causes are unclear
The Governor announced yesterday that new cuts to the state budget will be necessary due to the rising state deficit.…
Medicaid update – impressive quality dashboard demo
At Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting, DSS demonstrated their upcoming HUSKY Health Data Dashboard. When it goes live the dashboard will…