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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…

Youth Health Ambassadors program applications open

By Ellen Andrews | July 5, 2013

The summer Youth Health Ambassadors program is now taking applications. The five week training program for Hartford youth ages 16…

ACA employer mandate delayed; tiny number of CT employers affected

By Ellen Andrews | July 5, 2013

  Only 3% of CT employers with over 50 workers don’t offer health benefits; nationally 4.3% don’t. Despite this on…

July CT Health Policy Webquiz: CT’s hospital executive pay

By Ellen Andrews | July 3, 2013

  Test your knowledge of hospital pay for executives in Connecticut. Take the July CT Health Policy Webquiz

CT health reform progress first time drop to 21.8%

By Ellen Andrews | July 2, 2013

  For the first time, Connecticut moved backward in progress toward health reform from 22.5% of tasks completed last month…

CEPAC meeting focused on effectiveness of Community Health Workers

By Ellen Andrews | July 1, 2013

  Friday’s CEPACmeeting centered on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of community health workers. The meeting was very well-attended with dozens…

Health Insurance Exchange Board meeting update

By Ellen Andrews | June 26, 2013

  Today’s Access Health CT Board meeting was largely uneventful; despite that, the room was packed. The highly anticipated report…

ECHN seeks to join growing list of CT hospitals merging and converting to for-profit

By Ellen Andrews | June 25, 2013

  The Hartford Business Journal is reporting that ECHN, parent of Manchester Memorial and Rockville General Hospitals, is close to…

Intern Academy resources online

By Ellen Andrews | June 21, 2013

    Tuesday’s CT Health Intern Academy attracted over 100 participants to a day of health policy and skill training…