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ICER seeks input on non-drug topics for 2020

By Ellen Andrews | November 19, 2019

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review is seeking input on non-drug topics they should study for 2020. An independent…

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Bipartisan Insurance Committee forum finds a lot of consensus on potential reforms

By Ellen Andrews | November 15, 2019

Download the CTHPP presentation Yesterday the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Insurance Committee convened a forum on potential reforms…

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Medicaid transportation gets a closer look

By Ellen Andrews | November 11, 2019

For the second month in a row, MAPOC focused in on the Medicaid transportation contractor’s performance Friday. Questions about Veyo,…

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Public comment open for CT health planning data

By Ellen Andrews | November 5, 2019

The state Department of Public Health is in the midst of planning for improving the health of every Connecticut resident…

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CTNJ: Analysis — How industries influence healthcare spending, and it’s working

By Ellen Andrews | November 4, 2019

There are a thousand ways that healthcare is different than other economic sectors and those differences keep the market from…

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CT insurers lost enrollment in 2018, Spent 89% of premiums on medical care

By Ellen Andrews | October 24, 2019

There were 332,015 fewer Connecticut residents with commercial insurance coverage last year than in 2017, according to the latest Consumer…

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Thirty medically complex children stuck in CT hospitals waiting for home health care cost state over $100 million

By Ellen Andrews | October 21, 2019

Last week, MAPOC’s Complex Care Committee heard from the three remaining home health agencies that provide care for Connecticut’s most…

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CT healthcare price variation varies

By Ellen Andrews | October 15, 2019

Prices vary by city and for selected healthcare treatments, in some cases substantially, according to Healthscore CT, using the new…

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If the ACA is overturned, one in four Connecticut adults could lose coverage due to a pre-existing condition

By Ellen Andrews | October 15, 2019

A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that 529,000 non-elderly adults (24%) in Connecticut have pre-existing health conditions…

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