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HUSKY dental lawsuit is settled

By Ellen Andrews | May 16, 2008

Finally, some good news about HUSKY. After eight years, the state and legal aid attorneys have reached a settlement to…

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Health First/Primary Care Authority updates

By Ellen Andrews | May 14, 2008

Today’s joint meeting of the two Authorities was interesting. Mitch Katz, MD, MPH, San Francisco’s health director presented on their…

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HUSKY, Charter Oak and other session updates

By Ellen Andrews | May 9, 2008

The General Assembly acted on very few health proposals this year. Some things that did pass: HB 5536 — Rep.…

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Book Club: Better

By Ellen Andrews | May 7, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Annual Meeting of the Donoughue Foundation. The keynote speaker at the…

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Charter Oak update

By Ellen Andrews | May 6, 2008

Last night, the House passed a stripped down version of the Charter Oak fix bill, 5617, leaving only mental health…

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DPH launches on-line health personal health assessment tool

By Ellen Andrews | May 5, 2008

DPH has launched a very useful Protective Health Assessment Tool on their website. The site takes you through a variety…

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Health First Authority Update

By Ellen Andrews | May 3, 2008

After eight months, the Health First Authority is getting to consider some options to cover CT’s uninsured. Five options to…

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May Web Quiz

By Ellen Andrews | May 1, 2008

Test your knowledge of the quality of CT’s health care. Take the May CT Health Policy Project Web Quiz.

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A Haven in the City

By Ellen Andrews | April 30, 2008

An article in the Yale Journal of Public Health describes HAVEN, a Saturday morning free primary care clinic providing care…

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