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December webquiz – CT spending on medical assistance programs

By Ellen Andrews | December 4, 2012

Test your knowledge of DSS spending on medical assistance programs, most notably Medicaid. Take the December CT Health Policy Project…

Medicaid outreach recommendations

By Ellen Andrews | December 3, 2012

Small grants, engaging an army of trusted community messengers, ubiquitous marketing, and robust monitoring will be critical to enrolling the…

Exchange Board and staff water down already watered-down affordability and access provisions

By Ellen Andrews | November 29, 2012

In a surprise to advisory committee co-chairs, CT Health Insurance Exchange staff submitted four alternative policy proposals at today’s Board…

Governor’s initial budget cuts

By Ellen Andrews | November 29, 2012

Yesterday the administration announced an initial list of $170 million in cuts to address the growing state budget deficit. The…

Joint exchange committees voting down active purchasing, cost control

By Ellen Andrews | November 28, 2012

While the votes are reportedly still coming in, it appears that the Consumer and QHP Insurance Exchange committees have voted…

Just 6 days to comment on exchange health plan solicitation

By Ellen Andrews | November 24, 2012

Stakeholders had only six days to comment on the 40 page health plan solicitation from the CT Health Insurance Exchange…

Exchange advisory committees reject “any-willing insurer”

By Ellen Andrews | November 20, 2012

Today in a joint meeting of the Health Plan Benefits/Qualifications and Consumer Experience/Outreach committees of the CT Health Insurance Exchange…

Who is coming into LIA?

By Ellen Andrews | November 20, 2012

Today’s CT Mirror asks the question – who are the 37,000 new enrollees in the Low Income Adult Program? LIA…

CT Insurance Exchange holding public events

By Ellen Andrews | November 17, 2012

In response to concerns about the lack of public input, CT’s Health Insurance Exchange will be holding seven “Healthy Chat”…