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Underservice committee starts work

By Ellen Andrews | March 26, 2014

Yesterday’s first meeting of the MAPOC Complex Care Committee underservice workgroup was very productive. (We need a shorter name). The…

SIM update

By Ellen Andrews | March 26, 2014

Not much happened at Monday’s SIM steering committee meeting. The lists of recommended workgroup members from both the SIM personnel…

Check out our new website

By Ellen Andrews | March 17, 2014

We’re very excited to launch the updated CT Health Policy Project’s website. The site has been cleaned up, optimized and…

Medicaid Council update

By Ellen Andrews | March 14, 2014

Today’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on continuing problems with enrollment and recommendations to reduce Medicaid ED use. In response to…

Disappointing SIM update

By Ellen Andrews | March 12, 2014

Monday a group of 16 independent consumer advocates delivered a letter to the SIM steering committee voicing deep concerns about…

Health Insurance exchange: “customer complaints are a blessing”

By Ellen Andrews | March 12, 2014

In yesterday’s Health Care Cabinet meeting’s insurance exchange report we learned that staff there welcome complaints as windows into their…

Changing Health Care Landscape forum

By Ellen Andrews | March 10, 2014

Join us this Wednesday March 12th, 5pm at Harkness Auditorium, 333 Cedar Street, in New Haven for a panel on…

CT sick leave law — many benefit, little or no impact on businesses

By Ellen Andrews | March 7, 2014

Final results from a study confirm that, contrary to predictions, CT’s 2011 paid sick leave law did not cause an…

Dense breast tissue screening consumer guide available

By Ellen Andrews | March 6, 2014

I don’t believe CEPAC has addressed as sensitive an issue as supplemental screening for dense breast tissue. We heard very…