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Survey finds CT ACOs planning services for high need members

By Ellen Andrews | November 25, 2019

Similar to national results, a new survey of Connecticut Accountable Care Organizations for MAPOC’s Complex Care Committee by the CT…

CTNJ Analysis: When Making Things Better Makes Things Worse: Algorithms, Data and Racial Bias

By Ellen Andrews | November 20, 2019

Unintended consequences are old news; so why are we surprised every time it happens? Computer programs developed to target care…

Healthcare workforce growing faster than rest of employment

By Ellen Andrews | November 19, 2019

In good news for healthcare workers, from September 2018 to 2019, Connecticut healthcare employment grew by 1.75%, or 3.8 times…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…