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Archive of web quizzes

By Ellen Andrews | May 20, 2008

Many people have asked if our web quizzes from previous months are available on the website. They are now, click…

CT free clinics meeting

By Ellen Andrews | May 19, 2008

About two weeks ago, a group of clinics that offer free care to anyone who needs it met to discuss…

HUSKY/PCCM/Charter Oak update

By Ellen Andrews | May 18, 2008

At Friday’s Medicaid Managed Care Council meeting, DSS described plans to transition 337,181 HUSKY members from the current non-capitated, fee-for-service…

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…