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Aetna announces layoffs, blames ACA, puzzling

By Ellen Andrews | October 3, 2012

Aetna has announced they will soon be laying off 80 CT workers, 160 nationwide. The company cited competitive pressures from…

Fascinating UConn medication management conference

By Ellen Andrews | October 3, 2012

UConn’s School of Pharmacy invited some stellar speakers to yesterday’s 2012 Hewitt Symposium on Medication Management. Medication management is an…

Midwifery conference

By Ellen Andrews | October 2, 2012

Mary Breckinridge, one of the foremothers of nurse-midwifery in the United States, famously said, “Our goal is to see ourselves…

October webquiz – pre-exisiting conditions

By Ellen Andrews | October 1, 2012

Test your knowledge of CT residents with pre-exisiting conditions. Take the October CT Health Policy Webquiz.

Exchange Board approves Essential Health Benefits standard – false choice between benefits and cost

By Ellen Andrews | September 28, 2012

Yesterday the CT Health Insurance Exchange Board approved CT’s version of the Essential Health Benefit (EHB) package under the Affordable…

Join us for Consumer Conversations: the CT Health Insurance Exchange

By Ellen Andrews | September 27, 2012

January 1, 2014 every CT resident will be required to secure health coverage. The CT Health Insurance Exchange is being…

Resources on PCMHs and health equity

By Ellen Andrews | September 25, 2012

Care coordination is only one aspect of patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) that can have a large impact in promoting health…

Candidate briefing book posted

By Ellen Andrews | September 24, 2012

The CT Health Policy Project’s 2012 candidate briefing book on CT’s health is posted. This year’s book includes briefs on…

Health Justice Town Hall

By Ellen Andrews | September 20, 2012

Health Justice Town Hall Meeting 2012, a statewide discussion on creating solutions for a healthy and equitable Connecticut, will be…