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Cost Cap finds hospital system costs driving healthcare spending, but we knew that

By Ellen Andrews | March 14, 2021

Download the report In a surprise to no one, the first analysis by the Cost Cap project finds that inpatient…

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CT life expectancy good news

By Ellen Andrews | March 11, 2021

Connecticut residents can expect to live 1.3 years longer than other Americans, according to a new CDC analysis. Based on…

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AccessHealthCT report offers roadmap to address disparities

By Ellen Andrews | March 3, 2021

Access Health CT has published a new, very well-researched description, both quantitative and qualitative, of Connecticut’s health disparities and COVID’s…

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OP-ED | Making the Public Option Better

By Ellen Andrews | March 2, 2021

Commercial health insurance premiums in Connecticut are the sixth highest in the nation and they continue to grow faster than…

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State Partnership Plan losing money but still more expensive than average CT plan options

By Ellen Andrews | February 23, 2021

Download the report Connecticut’s most recent public health insurance option, the Partnership Plan 2.0, offers healthcare coverage to municipal employees.…

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CTNJ: Real Conversation Would Beget Lower Health Care Costs

By Ellen Andrews | February 23, 2021

I recently had an interesting conversation with a lobbyist for the insurance industry. We planned to talk about our narrow…

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CT 4th best among states in dental health

By Ellen Andrews | February 18, 2021

An analysis by WalletHub finds that the dental health of Connecticut residents is better than all but three other states…

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CTNJ: If The COVID Vaccine Is Free For Patients, Who Is Paying For It?

By Ellen Andrews | February 17, 2021

Federal law ensures the COVID vaccine will be provided to every American at no cost. So who is paying for…

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Book Club — Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters

By Ellen Andrews | February 14, 2021

I’ve never dog-eared as many pages in a book as Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters by…

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