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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…
Paid sick days bill passes Senate
CT is likely to become the first state in the nation to require some employers to offer paid sick leave.…
DSS implementer bill allows agency to cut benefits without legislative approval
Section 116 of SB 1240, passed by the Senate yesterday, would allow DSS to cut benefits provided to consumers in…
Consumer and provider brochures on Affordable Care Act
CT’s Office of Health Care Advocate has published four new understandable brochures, in English and Spanish, for consumers and providers,…