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SIM proposal draft – no commitment to deny payment to providers who deny care
During yesterday’s meeting, SIM leaders posted their first draft online of the administration’s plan to reform health care in…
APCD Roundtable – lessons for CT
Yesterday’s CT Health Policy Roundtable on All-Payer Claims Databases yielded many lessons for CT from other states and organizations.…
CT Health Policy Roundtable: CT’s APCD tomorrow
Join national and state experts tomorrow for a Roundtable to learn more about the potential for Connecticut’s new All-Payer Claims…
SIM update – moving in a better direction
Yesterday’s SIM meeting showed some positive movement toward a system that respects and protects consumers. Recognizing the potential harm…
CT among ten highest states in Medicare drug spending
A new analysis by C-HIT finds that CT seniors on Medicare are spending more than consumers in most other…
Early insurance exchange enrollment older and half to Medicaid
Between the beginning of the month and Tuesday 3,847 people had enrolled in coverage through Access Health CT, our…
Medicaid performance dashboard unveiled; marked improvement with switch from HUSKY HMOs
At Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting, DSS described their new ASO accountability dashboard with performance measures for the program. From…
Book Club: David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell
I read this latest addition to the CT Health Policy Project Book Club on a long flight and couldn’t…
SIM forum with advocates
This morning, SIM leadership held a forum to explain their plan to advocates. Unfortunately few independent consumer advocates were…