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CT Mirror: The state should lower healthcare costs without risking our health
Opinion from Kathy Flaherty: As Executive Director of the CT Legal Rights Project, an advocate for people with disabilities, and…
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National survey of healthcare executives finds population-based/capitated payment models are rare and aren’t growing
The latest survey of 500 US healthcare executives by the Numeroff & Associates finds that only 10% of revenue is…
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Cost cap committee excludes patients’ provider choices from primary care spending increase
On Thursday, the main committee convened by the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) met to continue their work to set…
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One in three CT residents is anxious and/or depressed
The good news is that the rate of Connecticut residents reporting symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder is down some…
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OHS Cost Cap committee retreats on quality, providers driving the delay
The Office of Health Strategy (OHS) rejected concerns been raised by stakeholders and some Cost Cap committee members that the…
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Medicaid rolls up 3.9% since February
The number of people getting medical assistance through the state is up by 40,158 or 3.9% from February to last…
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Cost Cap outside input very different depending on perspectives
OHS got very different feedback on their Cost Cap project from two outside committees last week. The Healthcare Cabinet, chaired…
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Book Club: Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism
By Anne Case and Angus Deaton Reversing a century of progress, life expectancy has fallen for three years in a…
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Cost Cap committee considers who qualifies for increased primary care spending
In response to stakeholder feedback that the prior Cost Cap levels were unrealistic and risk unintended harm to patients, at…
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