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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…

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…