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Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act

By Ellen Andrews | June 28, 2012

Today the US Supreme Court affirmed almost all of the 2010 national health reform Affordable Care Act. This is a…

Awaiting the Supreme Court: What Could it Mean for CT?

By Ellen Andrews | June 27, 2012

Policymakers and politicians, in CT and across the country, are eagerly awaiting/dreading tomorrow’s Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care…

Courant editorial critical of Senate failure to add consumers to exchange board

By Ellen Andrews | June 19, 2012

Yesterday’s Hartford Courant editorial voiced disappointment that the legislature and administration could not agree to add consumer and small business…

June web quiz – trends in CT adults’ access to care

By Ellen Andrews | June 18, 2012

Test your knowledge about trends in CT adults’ access to health care. Take the June CT Health Policy Webquiz.

Thoughtleaders give CT reform a C+, again

By Ellen Andrews | June 15, 2012

CT thoughtleaders gave our state a C+ grade  in health reform again this month in the CT Health Reform Thoughtleaders…

Entertaining, imaginary Socratic dialogue on the individual mandate

By Ellen Andrews | June 15, 2012

I know we are all spending way too much time thinking about the impending ACA Supreme Court decision, but for…

RWJ provides support for HEP evaluation

By Ellen Andrews | June 14, 2012

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

By Ellen Andrews | June 13, 2012

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?

By Ellen Andrews | June 11, 2012

A great Health Affairs blog by Sonya Schwartz, of the National Academy for State Health Policy, outlines the likely impact…