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Individual mandate’s drawbacks getting national attention, finally
All the current health reform bills being considered in Washington include an individual mandate, requiring every resident to have health…
SustiNet update
The second SustiNet Board meeting today was uneventful. Stan Dorn of the Urban Institute gave a presentation on the original…
DSS gets an earful at PCCM subcommittee meeting
Today’s PCCM subcommittee meeting of the Medicaid Managed Care Council was very heated. Again the room was packed, including four…
Challenges and promise of PCCM highlighted in today’s Waterbury Republican-American
An article on the front page of today’s Waterbury Republican-American describes both the potential for PCCM and the challenges in…
The Day Editorial – He snores, so why can’t we buy health insurance?
Susan Epstein has so many good points, it is hard to know where to start. “Don’t think it can’t happen…
From the Consumer Helpline
A consumer called our helpline because he has Medicaid and can’t find a primary care provider in New Haven who…
Medicaid Managed Care Council update
Today’s Medicaid Managed Care Council meeting touched on some new issues and revisited some old ones. There was a strong…
Uninsured up 17,000 in CT last year
The new Census figures on health insurance released today show that CT’s uninsured rate was up to 10% last year.…
Middlesex Hospital has an online ER clock
If you need an emergency room in the Middletown area, you can now go online to see what the waiting…