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New regional patient safety organization created

By Ellen Andrews | November 28, 2011

NEVER is a new collaboration of New England consumer advocates working to improve the safety of health care services in…

CT asthma rates up, cities hit hardest

By Ellen Andrews | November 22, 2011

A CT Health I-Team analysis of new DPH data finds that almost one in ten CT adults had asthma in…

Advocates file ethics complaint over health insurance exchange insurance reps

By Ellen Andrews | November 17, 2011

A group of eight organizations, led by Citizens for Economic Opportunity and including the CT Health Policy Project, have requested…

Super Committee and HEP, PCMH webinar videos and slides online

By Ellen Andrews | November 16, 2011

Webinar slides and videos are now posted for our last two webinars. Last week we heard from Kate McEvoy of…

CSG/ERC Webinar – update from the Congressional Super Committee

By Ellen Andrews | November 7, 2011

Join Chris Whatley from CSG’s Washington office Monday, Nov. 14th at 10 am to hear where the Congressional “Super Committee”…

Advocate and small business concerns about CT insurance exchange

By Ellen Andrews | November 3, 2011

Together with Small Businesses for a Healthy CT, the CT Health Policy Project has been meeting with CT Health Insurance…

Medicaid PCMH update

By Ellen Andrews | November 2, 2011

Today’s Care Management Committee meeting (formerly the PCCM Committee) in Hartford was frustrating. DSS and their consultants outlined their final…

Office of Health Care Advocate seeking attorney

By Ellen Andrews | October 28, 2011

The state Office of Health Care Advocate is hiring a staff attorney. OHA is an incredible resource for CT consumers…

Webinar: State employee plan new health enhancement program

By Ellen Andrews | October 24, 2011

Join Kate McEvoy, Assistant Comptroller/Policy Director of the CT Office of State Comptroller, to hear about the goals for the…