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Book Club: David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell

By Ellen Andrews | October 15, 2013

  I read this latest addition to the CT Health Policy Project Book Club on a long flight and couldn’t…

SIM forum with advocates

By Ellen Andrews | October 8, 2013

  This morning, SIM leadership held a forum to explain their plan to advocates. Unfortunately few independent consumer advocates were…

Connecticut breaks through to a B-/C+ on health reform

By Ellen Andrews | October 6, 2013

Connecticut health care thought leaders give our state a B-/C+ (GPA 2.48) on health reform this fall; the highest marks…

October CT Health Policy Webquiz: Premiums in CT’s health insurance exchange

By Ellen Andrews | October 4, 2013

  Test your knowledge of the premiums in CT’s health insurance exchange. Take the October CT Health Policy Webquiz.

CT Health Reform Progress Meter moves up to 23.7%

By Ellen Andrews | October 3, 2013

  Despite the frenzy surrounding the opening of the insurance exchanges, health reform has many other moving parts. CT policymakers…

CT insurance exchange switch flips on — lots of interest, some glitches

By Ellen Andrews | October 2, 2013

  Yesterday’s opening of CT’s insurance exchange, Access Health CT,went about as well as expected. Despite the administration and exchange…

SIM update — questions about numbers driving policy

By Ellen Andrews | September 27, 2013

  Significant questions have been raised about the methodology and sources for the Sept. 17th SIM presentation (slide 30) asserting…

CT exchange premiums 4th highest in US

By Ellen Andrews | September 25, 2013

  A new analysis from the White House finds that CT’s insurance exchange premiums are among the highest in the…

HUSKY is growing outreach tool for community organizations

By Ellen Andrews | September 25, 2013

  Connecticut’s Medicaid/HUSKY program is significantly expanding effective January 1st. 700,000 state residents are already benefitting from the program and…