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Single payer reform moves forward in VT
This week I was in Montpelier for a CSG/Eastern Region state capitol visit. House committees were debating their single payer…
Getting health information exchange right
Anyone who shows up in an ER unconscious wants to know that the doctors treating them have all the information…
Medicaid Council and PCCM updates
At Friday morning’s Medicaid Council meeting we heard from Mercer about their HUSKY quality review project. The authors pointed out…
FAQs about patient-centered medical homes in CT
As part of discussion of national health reform and SustiNet, questions have been raised about patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) in…
MA health reforms did not reduce medical bankruptcies
A new study finds that health reform in MA, including the individual mandate, did little to reduce bankruptcies due to…
SustiNet passes Public Health Committee
Yesterday the Public Health Committee passed the SustiNet bill on a party line vote. Even legislators who voted against the…
CT residents middle of the pack in well-being
A Gallup poll of Americans finds that CT ranked 22nd among states in well-being in 2009, down from 19th in…
Quality of care in CT remains high
AHRQ’s new 2010 Health Care Quality and Disparities reports find that our state is among the best in the overall…
March Webquiz – children’s health in CT
Test your knowledge of children’s health in CT. Take the March CT Health Policy webquiz.