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Governor vetoes insurance rate review bill
Governor Malloy vetoed SB 11, An Act Concerning the Rate Approval Process for Certain Health Insurance Policies. The act would…
CEPAC meeting
The New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council held its first meeting last month in Boston. CEPAC is an initiative…
Webinar: NCQA Patient centered medical home standards update
Join us for a webinar Monday July 25th at 2pm to hear about NCQA’s updated standards for practices seeking recognition…
Vacation
Staff of the CT Health Policy Project will be out of the office until June 27th. See you then.
Health care highlights in the 2011 legislative session
Health care took a leading role in this year’s legislative session. Health reform/pooling/SustiNet http://cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=6308&which_year=2011&SUBMIT1.x=9&SUBMIT1.y=8 Health insurance exchange http://cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=921&which_year=2011&SUBMIT1.x=0&SUBMIT1.y=0&SUBMIT1=Normal Paid sick…
Comments on federal ACO proposal, Changing Face of Medicaid
CMS has issued the proposed rule under national health reform to implement Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) for Medicare beneficiaries. ACOs…
Health insurance exchange bill passes Senate
Yesterday the Senate passed SB 921 creating the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange. The Exchange, authorized under the Affordable Care Act…
Health reform bill passes the House
The health reform bill agreed to by the administration and legislative leaders, HB 6308, passed the House Friday. The bill…
Fixing Medicaid: Healing CT’s Largest Health Care Program
Access to care in CT’s public programs has always been a struggle; it is difficult to find a provider who…