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CT small businesses struggle with health benefits

By Ellen Andrews | April 30, 2012

A new survey by the Universal Health Care Foundation of CT found that two out of three CT small businesses…

Collaboration and transparency key to MD’s insurance exchange success

By Ellen Andrews | April 27, 2012

Maryland is widely recognized as a leader in implementing national health reforms, particularly developing their state health insurance exchange well…

Bill to increase consumers on insurance exchange board passes House

By Ellen Andrews | April 26, 2012

Yesterday the House unanimously passed a much improved version of HB 5013. The amendment added another consumer and another small…

Insurance exchange committee updates

By Ellen Andrews | April 23, 2012

The first meetings of the four CT health insurance exchange advisory committees were largely uneventful and had a lot in…

Insurance exchange meeting update

By Ellen Andrews | April 22, 2012

The CT Health Insurance Exchange Board chose their three CEO candidates to send on to the Governor at last week’s…

Donaghue Conference: Assessing Risk

By Ellen Andrews | April 17, 2012

This year’s Donaghue Conference, Evaluating Risk: How Perception Affects our Health, is Thursday, May 3rd, from 7:30am – 12:30pm at…

Medicaid Council hears payment reform plan for duals

By Ellen Andrews | April 16, 2012

On Friday, the Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council heard DSS’ plans for a shared savings payment model for people eligible…

Connecticut moves up to a C+ on health reform

By Ellen Andrews | April 12, 2012

This month Connecticut health care thought leaders give our state a C+ on health reform, up from a C in…

HIT privacy bill watered significantly down

By Ellen Andrews | April 5, 2012

Last week the Public Health Committee made significant changes to SB 368, originally designed to protect consumers’ private health information.…