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NCQA slides and video online

By Ellen Andrews | July 27, 2011

Slides and video of Monday’s NCQA patient-centered medical home webinar are online. You can also register for next Monday’s webinar…

Gov. Malloy letter outlines impact of federal debt ceiling crisis on CT and a better option for Medicaid savings

By Ellen Andrews | July 25, 2011

In a letter to Congressional leaders sent Friday, Governor Malloy estimates the harm to CT from proposed Medicaid state funding…

URAC patient-centered medical home standards webinar

By Ellen Andrews | July 21, 2011

Join us for a webinar August 1st at noon to hear from Christine Leyden, Senior VP at URAC, about their…

Health cuts in budget deal

By Ellen Andrews | July 18, 2011

The new plan to balance the state’s budget was unveiled Friday. Proposed cuts touch most areas of state spending, including…

CT third least obese state in US

By Ellen Andrews | July 14, 2011

A new report by the Trust for America’s Health confirms CT’s status as relatively less obese compared to other states.…

Medicaid Council update

By Ellen Andrews | July 11, 2011

Friday’s Council meeting was mixed. DSS described their process for developing person-centered medical homes — a far better name. Their…

Governor vetoes insurance rate review bill

By Ellen Andrews | July 8, 2011

Governor Malloy vetoed SB 11, An Act Concerning the Rate Approval Process for Certain Health Insurance Policies. The act would…

CEPAC meeting

By Ellen Andrews | July 5, 2011

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

By Ellen Andrews | June 28, 2011

Join us for a webinar Monday July 25th at 2pm to hear about NCQA’s updated standards for practices seeking recognition…