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Poor choice of monitor in YNHH-L+M deal undermines accountability
Yale-New Haven Health has chosen Deloitte & Touche to monitor compliance with conditions of their acquisition of Lawrence + Memorial…
Advocates’ webinar on better alternatives to Health Care Cabinet proposal online
CT’s Health Care Cabinet has voted on a controversial set of recommendations for reforming our state’s health system. The Cabinet…
DSS plans for high-cost, high-need members focuses on behavioral health
At yesterday’s online MAPOC Complex Care Committee meeting, DSS described their innovation plan to address the needs of high-cost, high-need…
FDA panel barely approves new antibiotic for pneumonia
Friday, the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drug Advisory Committee split 7 to 6, to approve Solithromycin, a new drug for community-acquired pneumonia.…
Troubling Cabinet vote for downside risk on Medicaid and state employees, but there will be a public hearing
In a 13 to 4 vote Tuesday, the Health Care Cabinet voted to impose the controversial downside risk payment…
Nominations open for New England comparative effectiveness council
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review is seeking new members for the New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council,…
CT Health Reform Dashboard responds to efforts to undermine constructive policies
This month’s Health Reform Dashboardupdate reflects more attempts to unravel progress in CT. Medicaid leads the concerns with broken…
Coalition calls for transparency, public input on Yale L+M deal
A broad coalition of consumer advocates, including the CT Health Policy Project, community leaders, caregivers, labor representatives, and providers has…
Almost one in six CT adults smokes cigarettes, rate steady and disparities persist
According to new numbers for 2014 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),tobacco use is the leading cause…