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CT Health Insurance Exchange unknown in CT

By Ellen Andrews | May 22, 2012

The most important job of the CT Health Insurance Exchange is educating the public and gaining their trust. Read Kevin…

Insurance Exchange Board meeting notes

By Ellen Andrews | May 21, 2012

The CT Health Insurance Exchange Board met last week – not much happened. Small business owner, Kevin Galvin, and a…

CT drops back to a C on health reform

By Ellen Andrews | May 18, 2012

This month Connecticut health care thought leaders gave our state a C on health reform, erasing the C+ bump in…

Fascinating presentation at Health Care Cabinet

By Ellen Andrews | May 16, 2012

Today’s Cabinet meeting featured a presentation by Capitol District Physicians Health Plan, an Albany-based, nonprofit, physician-led health plan, that is…

Medicare/Medicaid dual eligible reform plan update

By Ellen Andrews | May 14, 2012

On Friday, the Medicaid Council passed the recommendations of the Complex Care Subcommittee on DSS’s application for an integrated care…

Exchange fix bill dies in Senate

By Ellen Andrews | May 10, 2012

The bill to bring the CT Health Insurance Exchange into compliance with federal regulations died on the Senate calendar last…

CT Health Reform Dashboard – CT up to 12.1%

By Ellen Andrews | May 4, 2012

CT has jumped ahead in progress in health reform to 12.1% of the tasks completed, according to the May CT…

Risk is all about perception, and that shapes health decisions

By Ellen Andrews | May 4, 2012

Making good decisions, about our health and everything else, revolves around perceptions of risk, according to speakers at yesterday’s annual…

May web quiz – Medicaid eligible CT residents under national reform

By Ellen Andrews | May 1, 2012

Test your knowledge about the CT residents who will become eligible for Medicaid in 2014 under national health reform. Take…