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Covered Connecticut – Origins, Goals, Opportunities, and Concerns

By Ellen Andrews | September 9, 2021

Read the brief Covered Connecticut is a new program to cover uninsured state residents with no-cost health insurance coverage through…

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CTNJ OP-ED | Congress Wants to Lower Drug Prices to Fund Important Priorities

By Ellen Andrews | August 13, 2021

Economists argue that rising healthcare costs crowd out resources for other societal priorities such as education, infrastructure, climate change, and…

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Room for improvement on CT health risks

By Ellen Andrews | August 9, 2021

Download the report Connecticut adults’ health risks are largely similar to the US average, but that’s not great news. According…

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New healthy aging data report finds CT growing older in every community

By Ellen Andrews | August 2, 2021

Connecticut is the 7th oldest state in the country, according to a new analysis by UConn Boston and Tufts Health…

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CTNJ: Insulin – Once a Gift, Now Serving Greed

By Ellen Andrews | July 29, 2021

Today is the hundredth anniversary of the discovery of insulin. Diabetes affects about 367,000 adults in Connecticut and that number…

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Advocacy Toolbox Addition — Social media for advocates

By Ellen Andrews | July 29, 2021

Social media has become an important tool for advocates. It can be a powerful way to connect with other people…

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Good and bad Medicaid PCMH, PCMH Plus updates

By Ellen Andrews | July 21, 2021

At today’s MAPOC Care Management Committee, we learned that Medicaid’s successful Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program is growing and keeping…

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CT remains behind surrounding states in public health support

By Ellen Andrews | July 15, 2021

According to a new analysis by SHADAC, Connecticut remains behind our neighboring states in per person spending on public health.…

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CTNJ: CT needs to focus on real health reform

By Ellen Andrews | July 9, 2021

Connecticut insurance premiums were the sixth highest among states for both individual and family coverage in 2019. Making healthcare more…

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