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HHS finds ACA is lowering hospital uncompensated care costs
CT News Junkie is reporting on a new analysis by HHS finding that hospital uncompensated care costs are down significantly,…
CEPAC diabetes comparative effectiveness meeting Oct. 29th
The next CEPAC meeting will review the latest research on effectiveness of treatments for diabetes. CEPAC is a New England…
Webinar — Provider Payment Reform Options: Aspiration Meets Reality
Join Bob Berenson, MD of the Urban Institute for a CTHPP webinar November 18th at 1pm as he explains health…
SIM update
Across various meetings this month we’ve received a few updates on CT’s SIM planning. CT is competing with 17 other…
Medicaid Council meeting
This month’s MAPOC meetingwas loaded with updates on the program. The highlight was results from the newest mystery shopper survey.…
Independent advocates raise SIM concerns with CMMI
Twenty-two independent consumer advocates signed a letter sent Friday to CMMI voicing concerns about CT’s SIM application. While advocates have many…
Medicaid, SIM committee update – PCMH success continues, SIM making important Medicaid decisions
The Care Coordination committee of MAPOC has been given responsibility for oversight and advice on SIM’s controversial new plans for…
CTNJ Op-Ed: Medicaid spending myth driving unhealthy policies
An Op-Ed published in today’s CT News Junkie debunks the persistent, old (pre-ACA) myth that state spending on Medicaid is…
More CT Medicaid benefits from dropping insurers – no ACA taxes
Because CT dropped insurers from our Medicaid plan three years ago, we are not subject to the ACA tax on…