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Hispanic Health Council unveils new website

By Ellen Andrews | June 16, 2010

Visit the Hispanic Health Council’s re-designed website. The Hispanic Health Council’s mission is to improve the health and social wellbeing…

Judge denies parts of nursing home lawsuit

By Ellen Andrews | June 15, 2010

A federal judge has denied an injunction in the CT Association of Health Care Facilities’ lawsuit against the state, but…

Medicaid Managed Care Council update

By Ellen Andrews | June 14, 2010

Friday’s Council meeting focused mainly on plans for the $50 million temporary high risk pool opportunity created by national health…

Patients asked to leave medical practice after filing complaints for excessive billing

By Ellen Andrews | June 13, 2010

Two Hartford Medical Group patients have been told they are no longer welcome at the practice for complaining about fees…

Risk adjusting rates webinar slides and video posted

By Ellen Andrews | June 11, 2010

you missed Wednesday’s webinar with Diane Laurent and David Williams of Milliman, the slides and video are now online. Diane…

Immediate impact of national health reform for CT

By Ellen Andrews | June 10, 2010

The White House has developed a list of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act to CT this year. The…

CT hospitals left out of Medicare bonuses

By Ellen Andrews | June 9, 2010

No CT hospitals are among hospitals nationally receiving Medicare bonuses under the new national health reform act. The bonuses were…

New report outlines long term cost of fully funding state retiree health benefits, Gov. Rell aggressively pursuing funding opportunities in national h

By Ellen Andrews | June 8, 2010

An early estimate to the state’s Post Employment Benefits Commission estimated that fully funding health benefits for the state’s 42,000…

Are hospitals more dangerous in July?

By Ellen Andrews | June 7, 2010

Anyone who has worked around hospitals has heard the warning to stay away in July when new residents start. But…