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OP-ED: Be careful in making changes when the glass is half full

By Ellen Andrews | September 7, 2022

There is good news on Connecticut health spending – and we can use it. Analysis of new data has found,…

Good news on CT healthcare costs

By Ellen Andrews | August 28, 2022

New data from researchers at the University of Washington on state per person healthcare spending finds that between 2013 and…

Another gift from COVID – CT life expectancy dropped 1.9 years in 2020

By Ellen Andrews | August 23, 2022

In 2020, Connecticut life expectancy at birth dropped to 78.4 years, down 1.9 years from 2019, according to a new…

CTNJ Analysis: Another CT healthcare story of wasted money and missed opportunities

By Ellen Andrews | August 11, 2022

An excellent investigative piece by C-HIT published Tuesday found that the state Office of Health Strategy has squandered $20 million…

Again, no CT hospitals on US News Honor Roll

By Ellen Andrews | July 29, 2022

None of Connecticut’s hospitals earned a spot on US News Best Hospitals list this year, as in 2018 and 2011.…

CT is 24th in public health funding

By Ellen Andrews | July 28, 2022

Connecticut has a chronic problem with underfunding public health. We aren’t alone, but we’ve done little to fix the problem.…

CTNJ Op-Ed: Insurers’ explanations for extreme rate increases don’t make sense

By Ellen Andrews | July 22, 2022

Connecticut’s health insurers are asking state regulators to let them increase premiums an average of 20.4%, far more than last…

CT NJ Op-Ed: We need better, smarter solutions

By Ellen Andrews | July 14, 2022

There’s a lot of news about the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion and the latest mass shootings. Efforts to preserve…

Yale BIPOC disability group seeking members with lived experience

By Ellen Andrews | July 12, 2022

The Disability Lived Experience Action Network, D-LEAN, is seeking people who identify as BIPOC with disabilities – mental, intellectual, or…