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COVID hits hospital bottom lines but boosts insurer profits
Contrary to earlier concerns, it appears that health insurers are doing pretty well through the COVID pandemic. It appears the…
Hospitals question viability and policy in OHS plans to share medical records
It’s unusual when independent consumer advocates and hospitals are on the same page. In a strongly worded letter, the CT…
Opportunity to inform CT community public health priorities
The State Health Improvement Coalition is seeking community members from Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest Connecticut for input on prioritizing the…
How CT can ensure everyone gets help for COVID-19
People of color are dying of COVID-19 at higher rates than other Connecticut residents. While researchers work on why that…
Book Club: Everything you need to know to understand, and fact check, data claims
The pandemic has placed us all in a crash course on health claims, science and data – what we know…
CT hospitals would fare better than most if all payers used Medicare payment rates
A new study published in Health Affairs finds that if commercial payment rates were set at fee-for-service Medicare levels in…
Q poll finds CT residents worried but support COVID public health restrictions
Almost half of Connecticut residents (43%) are feeling stressed by dealing with the state’s stay-at-home order, according to a new…
Protecting affordability in a pandemic — Experts find fair prices for remdesivir between $10 and $4,500
In a nation hungry for good news in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, remdesivir has emerged as a first ray of…
Share your ideas to support Connecticut health care coordination, access, and quality
The state is rushing to implement an expensive Health Information Exchange to access $48 million before a federal deadline. The…