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Time cover article focuses on health care prices, including two CT hospitals

By Ellen Andrews | February 24, 2013

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills are Killing Us?, Time magazine’s latest cover story, is a fascinating look into medical prices…

Exchange update: HUSKY parents at risk, out of network standard plan costs alarming

By Ellen Andrews | February 22, 2013

Public testimony before yesterday’s CT Health Insurance Exchange Board centered on the administration’s proposal to cut eligibility for HUSKY parents…

Seeking community input on public education about the ACA and insurance

By Ellen Andrews | February 15, 2013

The Affordable Care Act has a lot of moving parts – both opportunities and responsibilities – for consumers and it…

More Insurance Exchange forums scheduled

By Ellen Andrews | February 14, 2013

The CT Health Insurance Exchange, renamed Access Health CT, is planning more Healthy Chat forums. The events are designed to…

Early results on CT’s state employee wellness program encouraging

By Ellen Andrews | February 13, 2013

Early lessons from CT Health Enhancement Program (HEP) for state employees and retirees found primary care visits are up, specialty…

Win support for your health justice idea

By Ellen Andrews | February 12, 2013

Submit your idea to achieve health justice for every CT residents to the Health Justice Challenge and you may win…

Governor proposes to cut 40,000 working parents from HUSKY

By Ellen Andrews | February 6, 2013

The Governor’s budget proposal released today would move an estimated 20,000 working parents with incomes from 133% to 185% of…

February webquiz — CT hospital finances

By Ellen Andrews | February 4, 2013

Test your knowledge of CT hospital finances. Take the February CT Health Policy Quiz.

Positive active purchasing hearing

By Ellen Andrews | February 1, 2013

Fifteen of the nineteen testimonies for yesterday’s Insurance Committee public hearing on SB-596 were in favor of active purchasing. Proponents…