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Health 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…
Governor vetoes pooling bill
Today Governor Rell vetoed HB-5536, An Act Establishing the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership. While she applauded the intent of the bill,…
Houston 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…
For-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…
International 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…
Massachusetts 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…
New 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…
June web quiz
Test your knowledge of substance use in CT. Take the June CT Health Policy Web Quiz.
HealthFirst Authority update
Today the Authority tried to narrow down the options they will consider for study through the rest of the process.…