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ConnectiCare withdraws SHOP exchange proposal

By Ellen Andrews | July 29, 2013

  ConnectiCare has notified Access Health CT, our state’s health insurance exchange, that they are withdrawing their proposal to participate…

An ACA primer for CT

By Ellen Andrews | July 27, 2013

  Arielle Levin Becker of the CT Mirror has drafted a sensible, brief FAQ on health reform, what is coming…

HealthyCT lowers rates in insurance exchange

By Ellen Andrews | July 26, 2013

  Healthy CT, the new co-op insurer created with federal support under the ACA, has revised their proposed premiums for…

Entertaining new video explains Obamacare implementation

By Ellen Andrews | July 23, 2013

 

Medicaid Council update

By Ellen Andrews | July 23, 2013

  Last Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on ACA primary care rate increases for 2,277 CT providers including MDs practicing…

CT community health centers awarded $1.6 million for outreach and enrollment

By Ellen Andrews | July 17, 2013

  ThirteenCT community health centers will share almost $1.6 million in federal grants to hire 28 workers across the state…

State health care pooling plan growing slowly

By Ellen Andrews | July 16, 2013

The Comptroller’s Office announced this week that the CT Partnership Plan, allowing municipalities and other non-state governments to buy into…

Governor vetoes bill allowing for-profits into medical foundations

By Ellen Andrews | July 12, 2013

  Yesterday the Governor vetoed SB-992, a bill that would have allowed for-profit entities to join medical foundations to provide…

Cabinet meeting centers on SIM project

By Ellen Andrews | July 10, 2013

  An update on the SIM project was the main agenda item at yesterday’s Health Care Cabinet meeting. At last…