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Updated Advocacy Toolbox: How to make a difference, where to start, and how to get there

By Ellen Andrews | January 3, 2023

Just in time for the legislative session starting today, we’ve updated our CT Health Policy Advocacy Toolbox to help with…

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Survey finds CT hospital collections policies allow lawsuits and denial of care

By Ellen Andrews | December 29, 2022

A recent survey by Kaiser Health News found that many US hospitals have aggressive policies for patients who can’t pay…

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Update: Policy options to support competition and control healthcare prices

By Ellen Andrews | December 26, 2022

Download the fact sheet Download the updated resource list Healthcare service prices are the main driver of Connecticut’s rising health…

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Book Club — The Data Detective

By Ellen Andrews | December 21, 2022

The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics follows on the Book Club’s obsession with statistics and…

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CTNJ Analysis: Good News on Healthcare Costs, But It Won’t Last

By Ellen Andrews | December 16, 2022

Tuesday’s eagerly anticipated inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics had good news for our battered economy – inflation…

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CTNJ op-ed: Health insurance affordability review is good, but it’s no silver bullet

By Ellen Andrews | December 6, 2022

A movement to include affordability in the Insurance Department’s review of health insurance premiums is gaining champions. That’s a good…

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No evidence to justify increases for 7 of top 10 most costly drugs

By Ellen Andrews | December 6, 2022

The latest Unsupported Price Increase report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review finds that, last year, seven of…

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CT healthcare quality just average, and not improving

By Ellen Andrews | November 30, 2022

The latest federal National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is not flattering…

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CT gets a C+ for maternal and child health

By Ellen Andrews | November 29, 2022

The new 2022 March of Dimes Report Card gives Connecticut just average marks on how well we care for new…

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