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Families USA conference

By Ellen Andrews | February 1, 2011

Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, dear friends and lots of great information on ACA implementation – and what CT needs to…

Congressional staff not worried about defunding health reform

By Ellen Andrews | January 26, 2011

Health staff for CT’s delegation are not concerned about prospects of defunding national health reform – a great relief for…

Health care reform – CT and national

By Ellen Andrews | January 24, 2011

While Republicans in Washington work to repeal national health reform, Connecticut’s Public Health Committee has raised the SustiNet bill –…

Painless way to save $40 million in HUSKY

By Ellen Andrews | January 21, 2011

Our new policymaker issue brief outlines how moving HUSKY to self-insurance should save the state at least $40 million, without…

Vermont pursuing single payer reform

By Ellen Andrews | January 21, 2011

Under Act 128 passed last year, Vermont is considering implementing a single-payer health care system for their state. The much-awaited…

Rep. Courtney on health reform repeal debate

By Ellen Andrews | January 20, 2011

Our CT Health Policy Project Board member and longtime advocate for CT’s health care consumers, Rep. Joe Courtney argued persuasively…

CHCradio.com – Headlines and interviews with health policy leaders

By Ellen Andrews | January 19, 2011

Every Tuesday at 4:30pm CT’s Community Health Centers Inc. sponsors Conversations on Health Care, a fascinating series of radio shows…

The final word – HUSKY ASO cost less than HMOs – or it should have

By Ellen Andrews | January 18, 2011

At Friday’s Medicaid Oversight Council meeting Mercer actuaries gave us the final comparison of the costs of the HUSKY program…

Advocacy group financial ties to drug companies probed

By Ellen Andrews | January 14, 2011

The Wall Street Journal Blog is reporting on growing interest about drug company financial support for health care advocacy organizations.…