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Webinar: Improved prescribing through education and reporting
Connecticut providers and payers are struggling to find ways to address prescription costs and the quality of prescribing. Hear how…
Making it work: Connecting medical and social care in Waterbury
As healthcare costs skyrocket, policymakers are searching for ways to improve the social drivers of poor health with little success.…
CT smoking costs total $4.9 million over a lifetime
A new analysis by Nerd Wallet finds that smokers in Connecticut cost an extra $4.9 million over a lifetime or…
Comments on Medicaid maternity bundle plans
DSS is planning to move Medicaid payments for maternity services to a per-person bundle from the current fee-for-service arrangement. They…
Analysis: Overheard in CT healthcare reform
Healthcare in Connecticut is expensive, and the quality doesn’t match the prices. We’ve had several mis-starts trying to reform our…
Recommended Reading – Books
Download the list Building on occasional Book Club Blog entries, I’ve been asked for a health policy reading list. These…
CT again among healthiest states overall, but with big areas of concern
Connecticut ranked 4th healthiest among states in this year’s America’s Health Ranking, from the United Health Foundation. We were the…
No evidence to justify price increases for eight of top 10 most costly drugs
ICER’s latest Unsupported Price Increase report from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review finds that, last year, eight of…
Analysis: Healthcare defies softening labor market
The post-COVID hot labor market is cooling in Connecticut and across the US. While some industries are still seeking qualified…