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The Day Editorial – He snores, so why can’t we buy health insurance?

By Ellen Andrews | September 14, 2009

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

By Ellen Andrews | September 14, 2009

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

By Ellen Andrews | September 11, 2009

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

By Ellen Andrews | September 10, 2009

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

By Ellen Andrews | September 10, 2009

If you need an emergency room in the Middletown area, you can now go online to see what the waiting…

More on the challenges and promise of primary care

By Ellen Andrews | September 9, 2009

Today’s NY Times features an article on a summer immersion program linking University of Washington medical students back into rural…

The best argument for primary care I’ve heard in a long time

By Ellen Andrews | September 9, 2009

From the WSJ blog — http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/09/08/how-one-doc-discovered-the-connection-between-heart-disease-and-depression Read down to the third paragraph for the story that makes the point. Ellen…

CT papers feature health reform

By Ellen Andrews | September 8, 2009

The Day has a well-considered editorial today on health reform, centering on the Cleveland Clinic. The President has publicly cited…

Foundation for Community Health Open House

By Ellen Andrews | September 4, 2009

The Foundation for Community Health has moved to a new home with available meeting rooms. They are holding an Open…