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CT assessing the strength of our public health system
Yesterday over one hundred CT public health leaders gathered in Farmington for the first of a two day project developing…
Read MoreHealth First and Primary Care Authority Updates
Last Thursday both Authorities met in separate meetings. The Health First Authority is collecting information on CT’s spending on health…
Read MoreHealth care jobs carry CT’s employment outlook
The current issue of The CT Economic Digest, from the CT Dept. of Labor, reports that between December and April…
Read MoreGovernor vetoes pooling bill
Today Governor Rell vetoed HB-5536, An Act Establishing the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership. While she applauded the intent of the bill,…
Read MoreHouston to hire nurses as ER alternative for non-urgent care
In 2006 Harris County, which includes Houston, spent $50 million on emergency room care for patients with problems that could…
Read MoreFor-profit Medicaid managed care plans provide less care according to study, Implications for return to capitation in HUSKY
A study published in Medical Care Research and Review in April found that access to health care is lower for…
Read MoreInternational study finds health inequities are about more than health coverage; editorial explores implications for US Presidential elections
A new study published today in JAMA compares health inequities across 22 European countries. Not surprisingly, rates of death and…
Read MoreMassachusetts uninsured cut in half
The results are in. Massachusetts’ comprehensive health care reforms passed in 2006 have led the state’s rate of uninsurance to…
Read MoreNew from the Consumer Health Action Network
New materials for consumers from the Consumer Health Action Network: CT Hospital Free Care and Financial Discount Programs – a…
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