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PCMH + risk scores suggest possible gaming or worse; Advocates call on DSS to delay expansion to protect members and taxpayers
A new analysis of PCMH + members’ risk scores finds unexplained increases compared to the control/comparison group that could signal…
CTNJ: CT doesn’t score well on healthcare – prices are to blame
A new state health ranking is out, and Connecticut trails the rest of New England. Connecticut’s big problem is the…
Motorcycle helmets save Connecticut lives; could save $207 million more
In a new analysis, researchers from CT Children’s Medical Center found that Connecticut motorcycle riders who crash are one and…
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…