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Extreme out-of-network charges for CT health care services
A new survey of out-of-network physician claims finds some extremely high examples of over charging in CT. The highest example…
Value-based purchasing and VT health care reform updates
Our second day of health panels at last week’s CSG/ERC annual meeting in Burlington VT started with a set of…
Farm to School panel at CSG/ERC meeting
This week I am in beautiful Burlington VT, on the shores of Lake Champlain, at the Council of State Governments/Eastern…
Comment on eHealth exchange privacy policies
eHealthConnecticut has created a portal to collect public comment on evolving privacy and security policies for CT’s health information exchange.…
CVE meeting in DC
I’ve spent the last two days at a fascinating meeting of data geeks, providers, employers, health plans, quality organizations and…
Hospital stay points out need for health information technology
A recent stay in Hartford Hospital has highlighted the importance of electronic medical records for my personal health care. My…
Charter Oak after one year – mixed returns
One year after the implementation of the Governor’s Charter Oak Health Plan, the program is still struggling to make a…
How scientists think
Kary Mullis won a Nobel prize for figuring out how to make multiple copies of short pieces of DNA. While…
OLR insurance acts report out
The Office of Legislative Research’s annual report on acts that passed this year concerning insurance is out. Eighteen public acts…