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CT housing and economic development training institute now accepting applications

By Ellen Andrews | December 21, 2020

Housing and health are intimately linked. Housing that is unstable, unsafe, poor quality, and a financial burden all affects the…

CTNJ OP-ED | New Health Plan for State Employees Needs Transparency

By Ellen Andrews | December 16, 2020

The State Comptroller’s Office is undertaking payment reform for the very costly state employee health plan without public accountability or…

Help us build a CT health policy learning hub

By Ellen Andrews | December 10, 2020

Healthcare is critical to Connecticut’s wellbeing but navigating health policy is complicated and confusing. The Connecticut Health Policy Project is…

CT workers’ health benefits cost more, but growing more slowly and take less of our incomes

By Ellen Andrews | December 9, 2020

Download the report While total premiums, deductibles, and the workers’ share of premiums for Connecticut employee health coverage are higher…

ICER seeking members for New England evidence review group

By Ellen Andrews | December 2, 2020

The Institute for Economic and Clinical Review (ICER) is seeking nominations for new members to the New England Comparative Effectiveness…

State seeking public input on 2025 health improvement plan, they are really listening

By Ellen Andrews | November 30, 2020

After months of the Dept. of Public Health has finalized their draft plan to set goals and strategies to improve…

Advocacy Tool of the Day archive online

By Ellen Andrews | November 27, 2020

The last Advocacy Tool of the Day will be in email boxes on Monday. The Tools provided a roadmap through…

CTNJ ANALYSIS | On Healthcare, Candidates Focused on Public Option, Medicare For All, Drug Prices

By Ellen Andrews | November 25, 2020

This year, Connecticut candidates running for office during a global pandemic and a harsh recession had thoughtful, well-informed answers to…

Connecticut healthcare employment coming back

By Ellen Andrews | November 24, 2020

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