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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…

CT Health Information Exchange meeting

By Ellen Andrews | June 4, 2010

DPH, DSS, and eHealthCT are hosting a CT Health Information Exchange Leadership Meeting June 10th from 8:30am to 12:30pm at…

Test your knowledge of CT’s individual insurance market

By Ellen Andrews | June 4, 2010

June’s CT Health Policy Webquiz tests your knowledge of CT’s non-group insurance market.

Obesity tools: CT middle of the pack in physical education report; improved home ec classes described

By Ellen Andrews | June 3, 2010

25.7 % of CT children are overweight or obese and policymakers are looking to the quality of physical education as…

Report finds one in five CT residents have pre-existing conditions and risk of insurance denial

By Ellen Andrews | June 2, 2010

A new report by Families USA finds that 593,000 CT residents have been diagnosed with one or more condition that…