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$266 million in Medicaid funding at risk
Congress is considering a bill that extends the badly needed enhanced Medicaid matching rates to states for another six months.…
SustiNet 60 day report released
Yesterday the SustiNet Board released their report to the General Assembly on how Connecticut’s 2009 health reform law fits with…
New webinar on risk adjustment models
The success of health care payment reforms rests on the ability to fairly adjust provider rates to reflect the expected…
Patient-Centered Medical Home updates
There are several opportunities in the new federal health reform act for CT to embrace, and fund, patient-centered medical homes.…
Only CT and DC take early expansion option
To date only CT and the District of Columbia have submitted early option applications to expand Medicaid under the new…
Medicaid Managed Care Council update
We ran out of time at Friday’s Council meeting, so we will devote the entire June meeting to discussing how…
Health care reform training session
The Universal Health Care Foundation of CT will hold Building Public Awareness: Building Public Will, a training session for community…
The Pill turns 50, CT took a little longer
Today, Mother’s Day, marks the 50th anniversary of the birth control pill’s approval by the FDA. Today one in five…
Fewer physicians accepting visits from drug reps in the office
The Wall Street Journal blog reports on a new survey of US physicians that found the number who are “rep-accessible”,…