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RWJ provides support for HEP evaluation
The State Comptroller announced today that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has agreed to fund an evaluation of CT’s new…
Only State Health Care Advocate gets a vote on the health insurance exchange
Budget implementer legislation passed late yesterday included only a provision to give the State Health Care Advocate a vote on…
What is at stake for CT in Supreme Court decision?
A great Health Affairs blog by Sonya Schwartz, of the National Academy for State Health Policy, outlines the likely impact…
Medicaid Council meeting update
Friday’s Medicaid Assistance Program Oversight Council meeting was very productive and mainly positive. The main area of discussion was DSS’…
HHS awards HealthyCT $75.8 million loan to develop new statewide nonprofit insurer
Today HHS announced approval of HealthyCT’s CO-OP application to develop a new non-profit insurance company for CT consumers. The federal…
Twelve CT hospitals rate just a “C” on patient safety
Over 400 people die every day in a US hospital due to a preventable error, according to the Hospital Safety…
CT hospital info scarce on new rating site
The Leapfrog Group, a national leader in improving the quality and value of health care, has released a new web…
AG will not block YNHH-St. Raph’s purchase
The CT Attorney General’s office has concluded their analysis of anti-trust implications of Yale-New Haven Hospital’s proposal to purchase The…
CEPAC meeting focuses on ADHD treatments
The spring CEPAC meeting last Friday at the University of New Hampshire was a deep dive into research comparing treatments…