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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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…