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New in the Book Club

By Ellen Andrews | November 10, 2009

Silence Kills: Speaking Out and Saving Lives (Edited by Lee Gutkind, 2007) is a collection of essays describing real life…

House passes historic health reform bill

By Ellen Andrews | November 9, 2009

Late Saturday evening, the US House of Representatives passed HR-3962, the Affordable Health Care for Americans Act, by a margin…

PCCM/HUSKY Primary Care Forum

By Ellen Andrews | November 6, 2009

To answer questions as PCCM, now known as HUSKY Primary Care, is rolling out in New Haven and Hartford by…

CT Health Care Advocate’s Office has saved consumers $2.7 million so far this year

By Ellen Andrews | November 5, 2009

The Office of Health Care Advocate’s latest update reports saving state consumers $2.7 million in denied health care claims and…

November CT health policy quiz

By Ellen Andrews | November 4, 2009

Test your knowledge of the CT health system’s performance. Take the November CT Health Policy Project web quiz.

Another reason to be an advocate – you’ll be happier

By Ellen Andrews | November 3, 2009

A researcher has found that people who are politically active are happier than disengaged citizens who can’t name the Vice-President.…

Behavioral Health Partnership forums

By Ellen Andrews | November 2, 2009

The CT Behavioral Health Partnership, family advocacy organizations and the Community Collaborative are sponsoring three forums about Enhanced Care Clinics…

Capitol Hill visit

By Ellen Andrews | October 30, 2009

It was an exciting time to be in DC yesterday. Our health policy class was able to attend the House…

Last day of policy training classes

By Ellen Andrews | October 29, 2009

Yesterday was our last day of classroom federal health policy training. Our “classroom” has been the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Barbara…