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Join us: CT affordable housing conference features health/housing connection
Join us at Housing 2019, the 30th annual CT conference on affordable housing, to hear about collaborations in CT between…
Proposed federal rule would require hospitals to post negotiated rates
A new proposed federal regulation (called a “rule”) would allow consumers to compare negotiated service prices by hospital and by…
Health Equity Conference
Next week the CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities is sponsoring a conference to explore CT’s progress toward health…
As provider shortages grow, salaries are up, Eastern physicians lag behind rest of US
From 2017 to 2018 total compensation rose 3.4% for primary care physicians and 4.4% for specialists across the nation, according…
ACA @10: Conference on the Affordable Care Act’s status and future
Join leaders who helped pass and implement the Affordable Care Act, September 26th and 27th at the Yale Law School…
Coincidence? CT spends little on primary care, and we have high ED, preventable hospitalization rates
A new analysis finds that Connecticut, at only 3.5% of our health care dollars spent on primary care, is last…
Aging CT healthcare workforce raises concerns about loss of expertise and capacity
Connecticut’s workforce is getting older, including healthcare, according to a new analysis by the state Dept. of Labor. This raises…
Comments needed on federal proposal to erode medical debtors’ rights
The National Consumer Law Center is asking people who care to submit public comments on the US Consumer Financial Protection…
Large study finds selection bias in Medicare shared savings erases savings and quality improvements – advocates saw this coming
Researchers from the University of Michigan found that the modest savings and quality improvements reported by Medicare’s extensive shared savings…