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Appropriations passes a budget
Today, the Appropriations Committee passed their version of the state budget, about $100 million below the Governor’s proposal. The Committee…
Anthem not bidding on Charter Oak or HUSKY
Last week, Anthem sent a letter notifying DSS that they will not be submitting a bid for the joint HUSKY/Charter…
Consider an internship at the CT Health Policy Project
Are you interested in making a difference for CT consumers struggling to get the health care they need? To help…
The mortgage crisis and medical debt
I was floored when I picked up the paper the other day and read that the Federal Reserve is bailing…
Charter Oak update
HB-5617 – the “Charter Oak fix bill – passed the Human Services Committee yesterday with substitute language along party lines.…
Women’s basketball injuries similar to men’s
An article in this month’s issue of Connecticut Medicine finds that despite differences from the men’s game, women basketball players…
Office of Health Care Advocate saved over $4 million for CT consumers in 2007
For every dollar spent on the Office of Health Care Advocate (OHA), $4.42 was returned to CT consumers in health…
Courant column highlights UConn nursing program troubles
Too many graduates of UConn’s School of Nursing are not passing the national nursing exam according to Kevin Rennie’s column…
Human Services Committee passes bill delaying HUSKY HMO contracting and delinking from Charter Oak
Today the Human Services Committee passed a stripped down version of HB-5618, An Act Concerning Revisions to the HUSKY Plan.…