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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Book Club: Medical Apartheid

By Ellen Andrews | July 6, 2021

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present is very difficult…

OHS committee considering dumbing down successful PCMH standards

By Ellen Andrews | June 24, 2021

Among other troubling plans, the Office of Health Strategy’s Primary Care Subgroup is considering four options to certify high-performing primary…

Very helpful data Roadmap to promote health equity in CT

By Ellen Andrews | June 21, 2021

While residents of Connecticut’s minority communities face significant disparities in health outcomes compared to white state residents, there has been…