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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…

No CT hospitals make top quality list

By Ellen Andrews | September 19, 2012

The national experts who are responsible for accrediting US hospitals, the Joint Commission, has just released their list of 620…

State Employee wellness program working

By Ellen Andrews | September 19, 2012

Preliminary results from the new Health Enhancement Program (HEP) for state employees show decreasing use of specialists and increasing use…

New uninsured brief posted

By Ellen Andrews | September 14, 2012

Check our uninsured brief for more information on the drop in uninsured CT residents last year. See where the gains came…