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CT hospital Medicare hospital-acquired condition penalties much higher than US average for third year in a row
Next year fourteen of Connecticut’s 31 hospitals will be penalized by Medicare for poor rates of potentially avoidable complications, according…
Dashboard update reflects deep uncertainty at state and federal levels
January’s CT Health Reform Dashboard update reflects CT’s changing health care landscape. Uncertainty is fueled by a significant state budget…
ICD-10 holiday fun from STAT News
Holiday humor from STAT News includes a piece outlining ICD-10 medical codes for typical holiday health problems. If you’re looking…
Help build trust in CT health policymaking – take a quick survey
Health reform offers Connecticut exciting opportunities to improve our troubled health care systems, but also daunting challenges. In several health…
CT among highest states in opioid-related hospital visits but rising more slowly than most states
In 2014, Connecticut’s per capita rate of opioid-related ED visits was 37% higher than the national average and our inpatient…
CSG, ERC pass resolutions to preserve Medicaid state-federal partnership
At our meetings in Virginia last week, both the Nationaland Eastern Region Council of State Governments passed resolutions urging federal…
Health Care Cabinet finalizes controversial report recommendations for reform with tight votes
At yesterday’s meeting, the Health Care Cabinet took a final vote on controversialrecommendations to reform our state’s health system. The…
CT Health Reform Dashboard responds to eroding accountability in hospital oversight and Medicaid consumer rights
This month’s Health Reform Dashboardupdate once again reflects more attempts to unravel progress in CT. Medicaid leads the concerns with…
Healthcare Cabinet gets an earful on reform proposals
At today’s public hearing, the Cabinet got a lot of thanks for the hard work, but not a lot of…