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Stocks up, but health insurers down

By Ellen Andrews | March 12, 2008

While the stock market yesterday enjoyed its biggest gain in five years, based on relief from the Federal Reserve, health…

Health care disparities more about where care is delivered

By Ellen Andrews | March 11, 2008

The latest issue of Health Affairs focusing on Disparities: Expanding the Focus includes almost two dozen articles on the subject.…

Donaghue Foundation Annual Conference

By Ellen Andrews | March 10, 2008

Beyond Eureka!, the Donaghue Foundation’s annual meeting/conference on translating health care research into practice, will be Wednesday April 23rd at…

Oregon holds lottery – not for millions, but for health care coverage

By Ellen Andrews | March 8, 2008

From the Case Center for Reducing Health Disparities blog, for the first time in four years, there are openings in…

Healthcare Partnership public hearing

By Ellen Andrews | March 7, 2008

HB-5536, An Act Establishing the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership is being heard in the Labor Committee as I am writing. The…

CT Health Notes highlights

By Ellen Andrews | March 6, 2008

Some highlights from the latest issue of CT Health Notes — the CT Health Policy Project’s e-newsletter: Access to kidney…

Health First Authority update and callers to the helpline

By Ellen Andrews | March 5, 2008

Yesterday, I was in a meeting of the Cost, Cost Containment, and Finance sub-group of the HealthFirst Connecticut Authority. The…

New Haven Teen Pregnancy Council makes recommendations

By Ellen Andrews | March 4, 2008

New Haven has formed a new council to address the city’s teen pregnancy rate which is twice the state average.…

March CT Health Web Quiz

By Ellen Andrews | March 3, 2008

Test your knowledge of the nursing shortage – take the March CT Health Policy Quiz