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Census finds 94,000 more CT residents had health coverage last year

By Ellen Andrews | September 12, 2012

New US Census numbers found that the number of uninsured CT residents dropped to 303,000 last year from 397,000 in…

Kaiser taking guesses on uninsured number

By Ellen Andrews | September 10, 2012

New Census figures on the number of Americans without health coverage last year are due out Wednesday morning. Experts expect…

RFI for state employee Health Enhancement Program support

By Ellen Andrews | September 7, 2012

The Office of State Comptroller has released a Request for Information for data, support, chronic care coordination and monitoring services…

CEPAC coming to CT December 6th

By Ellen Andrews | September 7, 2012

The New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (CEPAC) will hold our next meeting here in CT — December 6th…

LHP takeover of Waterbury hospitals may be off

By Ellen Andrews | September 6, 2012

News outlets are reporting that LHP Hospital Group, the for-profit Texas company planning to purchase both Waterbury and St. Mary’s…

Insurance Company Shenanigans – Part 2

By Ellen Andrews | September 6, 2012

If you live in CT and are insured through Golden Rule, now also known as United Healthcare’s United HealthOne; you…

Insurance Company Shenanigans – Part 1

By Ellen Andrews | September 5, 2012

In case you’re wondering why you don’t hear insurance companies complaining about Obamacare; it’s because they are big winners and…

Behavioral health access hearing

By Ellen Andrews | September 4, 2012

The CT Office of Health Care Advocate will hold a public hearing on access to mental health and substance abuse…

742,000 CT residents with pre-existing conditions’ access to coverage will be protected under ACA

By Ellen Andrews | August 29, 2012

New estimates from Families USA finds that 742,000 non-elderly CT residents have been diagnosed with serious conditions often linked to…