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Independent advocates seek answers about Medicaid experiment
The Medicaid Study Group, a collaboration of CT independent consumer advocates, sent a list of critical questions about PCMH+ to DSS…
State CHIP program that covers 17,331 CT children at risk without federal action
MACPAC estimates that, without federal extension of funding for the CHIP program, CT will run out of funds in February.…
CT News Junkie Op-Ed: Is overtreatment really a thing?
There is a growing consensus in health policy circles that overtreatment is the source of all problems in our health…
September CT Health Reform Dashboard – little changing, and that’s not good
CT’s September Health Reform Dashboard update is about the same as last month. Medicaid policy development and implementation is still…
From the Book Club: An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
This latest addition to the CT Health Policy Project Book Club should be required reading for everyone. I’ve been a…
CMS finalizes important patient-friendly informed consent payment proposal
CMS has finalized their proposed Medicare rule (regulation) for how hospitals are paid that includes a new measure assessing the…
Survey of state legislators’ values for health reform finds strong differences by party but some encouraging overlap
Both Democratic and Republican state legislators from across the US agree on the need to control health care costs, according…
DPH launches website comparing CT quality and cost of hospital and nursing home care
Last week, CT’s Department of Public Health unveiled MONAHRQ, a web tool allowing consumers and other health care decision-makers to…
State policymakers hear how bioscience is generating jobs with health innovation
The growing Bioscience industry holds great potential to improve the region’s economy and health , according to speakers at “Bioscience…