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SustiNet Board update
The SustiNet task force met yesterday to refine their final recommendations for proposed legislative language to the General Assembly. In…
Courant Live Chat today on why insurance rates keep skyrocketing
Join Matt Katz of the CT State Medical Society and Jackie Aube of CIGNA today at noon for a live…
SustiNet public briefings scheduled
Two SustiNet public briefings have been scheduled. Monday Dec. 6 6pm to 9pm Hill Regional Career High School, 140 Legion…
State panel recommends $140 million in health care budget savings
Over half the recommended budget proposals for state budget savings from the Commission on Enhancing Agency Outcomes focus on health…
Most CT doctors will reduce Medicare participation if rates are cuts
An online survey by the CT State Medical Society found that 78% of the 360 state physicians who responded would…
New Book Club post — The Treatment Trap
A study found that one third of people who were told they needed heart bypass surgery did not need it.…
Advocates ask CMS to intervene in HUSKY rate reductions
Two years ago, the state increased payment rates to providers in the Medicaid fee-for-service program and required that the HUSKY…
From the consumer helpline: Medicaid consumers being charged
Two calls just this morning came from consumers covered by Medicaid being charged by hospitals. One was a mother on…
Estimated costs of SustiNet options described
Stan Dorn of the Urban Institute outlined the estimated costs of six SustiNet coverage options at yesterday’s Board meeting. Under…