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CT moves up to 13th worst in hospital Medicare readmission penalties
Twenty four CT hospitals will face Medicare penalties because of readmission rates averaging 0.43% of Medicare revenues. In an…
Aetna leaves CT insurance exchange
Aetna has withdrawn their application to participate in Access Health CT, our state’s health insurance exchange. Aetna’s proposal was…
August CT Health Policy Webquiz: CT health insurance base premiums
Test your knowledge of base health insurance premiums in Connecticut for this year. Take the August CT Health Policy…
CT Health Reform Progress Meter moves up to 23.1%
CT policymakers have completed 23.1% of the tasks necessary for health reform, making up for last month’s drop. Most…
SIM update
The SIM steering committee reviewed final recommendations from their work groups yesterday. The SIM project is developing payment and…
Access Health CT rates up sharply, CID review and competition helped
Today’s CT Health Insurance Exchange/Access Health CT board meeting included a report from Wakely actuaries hired by the exchange to…
ConnectiCare withdraws SHOP exchange proposal
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
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
Healthy CT, the new co-op insurer created with federal support under the ACA, has revised their proposed premiums for…