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CT Health Reform Dashboard – SIM ethics problems grow, an insurer lost, HUSKY parents losing coverage
July’s CT Health Reform Dashboard update is very active. SIM ethics problems are back in the news, with the death…
New HUSKY parents numbers show a lot of work needed before July 31st
No one knows why, but the number of HUSKY parents expected to lose coverage at the end of this month…
State policymakers hear about successes and challenges in Medicaid reform
Wednesday’s Medicaid Reform meeting hosted by CSG-ERC Health Policy Committeehighlighted the variety of approaches states are taking to address their…
CT teaching hospitals received $8.3 million from drug and device manufacturers last year
New data shows that nineteen teaching hospitals and 11,016 physicians in CT received payments from drug and device manufacturers last…
Hartford Courant highlights SIM conflicts of interest impact, ethics law loophole
Today’s Hartford Courant includes a deep dive into instances of steering committee members getting grants and changing policies to benefit…
Practical info for HUSKY parents losing coverage you won’t get anywhere else
Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut has posted practical advice for the 17,688 working parents about to lose HUSKY coverage at…
CSG-ERC offers Medicaid reform resources for state policymakers, including underservice protections
Medicaid is now the largest coverage program in the nation, consuming over a quarter of state budgets, and that share…
Medicaid reform application released – good interest at bidder’s conference
CT Medicaid’s plan for payment reform marked a milestone last week with release of the RFPfor provider networks and community…
Healthcare Cabinet sets state agency context for recommendations
At yesterday’s meeting, the Healthcare Cabinet heard from ten state agencies that all touch on health. They were asked to…