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Some long-term care costs high in CT, but not all

By Ellen Andrews | April 5, 2021

Download the report The latest survey of long term services and supports care costs found Connecticut prices for residential care…

Opinion: Innovation isn’t helpful if we can’t afford it

By Ellen Andrews | April 1, 2021

In today’s CT Mirror, Jay Gironimi rebuts an opinion supporting the pharmaceutical industry and explains how extreme drug prices are…

Connecticut healthcare employment COVID recovery stalls out

By Ellen Andrews | March 31, 2021

Download the report Like other Connecticut workers, healthcare employment was hit hard by the pandemic in March 2020, according to…

CTNJ Op-Ed – Drug Innovation Argument Cuts Both Ways

By Ellen Andrews | March 25, 2021

In his recent op-ed, John Burkhardt of Pfizer misses important points when he asserts that the governor’s proposed tax on…

Connecticut individual plans are profitable

By Ellen Andrews | March 24, 2021

Download the report here Individual coverage in Connecticut, , has been more profitable than most states. From 2011 through 2018,…

CT ranks 5th among states in Medicaid coverage, 2nd in quality

By Ellen Andrews | March 18, 2021

COVID has emphasized the importance of a strong, healthy Medicaid program for states. A new analysis by WalletHub ranks Connecticut…

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…

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…

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…