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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…

Insurance Committee to hear exchange active purchasing bill

By Ellen Andrews | January 27, 2013

The legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee has raised SB-596, An Act Concerning the Duties of the CT Health Insurance…

CT still earns a C+ on reform

By Ellen Andrews | January 26, 2013

Connecticut health care thought leaders give our state a C+ on health reform again this winter; grades have varied between…

Exchange Board approves expensive standard benefit plan

By Ellen Andrews | January 24, 2013

At today’s meeting the CT Health Insurance Exchange Board unanimously approved an admittedly unaffordable standard benefit plan. The plans include…