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Response to OHS primary care capitation defense
Today, the CT Health Policy Project responded to a letter from the Office of Health Strategy regarding concerns from 25…
CTNJ op-ed: It’s a miracle — Under new agreement, Medicare will negotiate drug prices
Democrats in Washington have negotiated a deal to allow Medicare to negotiate prices with drug companies. Americans pay 2.56 times…
Cost Cap primary care project only focusing on raising spending, not services
At the October 26th Primary Care Subgroup meeting, in response to questioning by a member, the Office of Health Strategy’s…
New Cost Cap Steering Committee is industry-driven
The first meeting of the new Steering Committee to guide the Office of Health Strategy’s (OHS) plan to cap healthcare…
CT ranks 15th among states in healthcare affordability, but that’s not saying much
Connecticut has implemented many policies to make healthcare affordable; unfortunately, they aren’t working. According to Altarum’s new Healthcare Affordability State…
CT Healthcare employment is slowly rebounding, except for nursing homes
Download the report Like other Connecticut workers, healthcare employment was hit hard by the pandemic in March 2020, according to…
Sign on letter voices deep concerns with primary care capitation
Today twenty-five independent advocates and providers signed a letter to the Office of Health Strategy opposing capitation of primary care…
CTNJ op-ed: Patient-centered or doctor-centered? Primary care planning is off track
Several state agencies and their committees are planning to expand primary care in Connecticut – that’s a good thing. But…
Book Club – In Defense of Troublemakers: The Power of Dissent in Life and Business
I’ll admit I bought In Defense of Troublemakers to find validation for advocates. Our job is to “comfort the afflicted…