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Two studies question cost effectiveness of prevention and treatment
A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine challenges the dogma that prevention always pays. This is especially…
Read MoreFree prescription drug samples less likely to go to poor or uninsured patients
$16.4 billion in free drug samples were distributed to US patients in 2004, up from $4.9 billion in 1996. Samples…
Read MorePolicymaker Issue Brief No. 43 – 2008 Upcoming Health Issues for Connecticut
CT will face some important health policy issues this year including HUSKY, Medicaid, Charter Oak and Covering the Uninsured. For…
Read MoreVote for your favorite among three current proposals to cover CT’s uninsured
Three proposals have been made by the Governor and legislative leadership to cover CT’s uninsured. Currently, the Governor’s charter Oak…
Read MoreOver 40 million Americans missed needed health care services due to cost
18.6% of American adults did not receive needed medical care in 2005 because they could not afford it, according to…
Read MorePolicymaker Issue BriefNo. 42 — Connecticut hospitals had access to over $128 million in free bed funds in 2006
Free bed funds at Connecticut hospitals were up $5.3 million in 2006 over the year before. Yale-New Haven and Hartford…
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