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2013 CT Health Intern Academy June 18th in Hartford

By Ellen Andrews | May 9, 2013

Learn valuable skills from health professionals working in the real world of health care and policy at this year’s CT…

Cabinet meeting update: SIM project described, exchange plans offering low rates to doctors, Charter Oak redux?

By Ellen Andrews | May 8, 2013

Yesterday’s Cabinet meeting focused on the state’s $2.8 million State Innovation Model (SIM) grant. The plan is to develop a…

Still waiting for insurance exchange rates, UnitedHealthcare is out

By Ellen Andrews | May 7, 2013

Rate proposals by insurers planning to participate in CT’s health insurance exchange were due to the Insurance Dept. last Tuesday,…

Book Club: The Health Care Handbook

By Ellen Andrews | May 6, 2013

Book Club: The Health Care Handbook American health care is complicated, so byzantine that few who work in the system…

Health Insurance Rate Shock: What Connecticut Can Do

By Ellen Andrews | May 2, 2013

All indications are that Connecticut health insurance costs will rise significantly next year. Fortunately there are several tools available to…

May CT Health Policy Webquiz: 2014 CT Insurance claim costs

By Ellen Andrews | May 2, 2013

Test your knowledge of health insurance claims estimates for next year. Take the May CT Health Policy Webquiz.

We are up to 21.5% of the way to health reform in CT

By Ellen Andrews | May 1, 2013

CT policymakers have completed 21.5% of the tasks necessary for health reform; most are due on Jan.1st of next year.…

CT Insurance Exchange update

By Ellen Andrews | April 30, 2013

Friday Trinity College sponsored “The Affordable Care Act: Implications for CT”, a conference on how CT is implementing health care…

CT’s All Payer Claims Database – an important opportunity, if we do it right

By Ellen Andrews | April 29, 2013

A new report for the CT Health Foundation outlines CT’s progress and future options toward developing an All-Payer Claims Database…