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CA to review thousands of insurance policy cancellations after consumers get sick, New CT law prohibits this practice
The LA Times reports that the CA Dept. of Managed Health Care will be reviewing thousands of cancelled individual policies…
Desperate Measures
Yesterday, I was catching up with a friend of mine who lives in Memphis when she told me about the…
Yale School of Nursing Bellos Lecture — A fresh view of racial and ethnic disparities
This year’s Sybil Bellos Lecture at the Yale School of Nursing, given today by Harvard’s David Williams, PhD, MPH, focused…
“Sick Around the World” airs tonight
Tonight’s episode of Frontline, Sick Around the World, compares the universal health care systems of five capitalist countries – Germany,…
Community Catalyst at the HealthFirst Authority
Friday, Michael Miller of Massachusetts-based Community Catalyst presented to the Cost, Cost Containment & Finance Working Group of the HealthFirst…
Three Charter Oak/HUSKY bids are in, Congressional investigation of United
Today DSS released the names of the managed care organizations (MCOs) that submitted bids for the HUSKY and Charter Oak…
Health care figures prominently in US middle class worries
The Pew Research Center’s annual survey of America’s middle class finds that one in five says that it’s likely their…
The high cost of prescription drugs
In the last month, we’ve fielded a number of calls to the Consumer Helpline (1.888.873.4585) about the high cost of…
CT Health Notes highlights
Some highlights from the latest CT Health Notes — the CT Health Policy Project’s e-newsletter: • UConn hospital study recommends…