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Medicaid Council hears about promising homelessness partnership
Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting highlighted a new federal Medicaid-Housing Partnership opportunity for CT. The collaborative application by CT Medicaid and…
FDA committee split on benefits of C. difficile treatment
Last week, the FDA’s Antimicrobial Advisory Committee drilled deep into evidence on the safety and effectiveness of Bezlotoxumab, a drug…
27 minutes average ER wait time for Connecticut
Governing magazine reports that in 2014 the average Emergency Room patient in Connecticut waited 27 minutes for care. That wait…
CT Insurers want enormous rate hikes in 2017
Insurers in CT have asked the Dept. of Insurance for permission to raise premiums significantly next year, both on the…
Calls for HUSKY parents notice to include help for uninsured
Today’s CT New Junkie highlights the lack of information to 17,688 working parents scheduled to lose HUSKY coverage July 31st.…
June web quiz: Health Risk Factors in CT
Test your knowledge of health risks among adults in CT. Take the June CT Health Policy Webquiz.
CT Health Reform Dashboard – lots of uncertainty, hard work ahead
Summer used to come with down time, but June’s CT Health Reform Dashboard update is anything but quiet. 17,688 HUSKY…
New Haven Register Forum: ICER part of solution in addressing drug effectiveness, cost
From yesterday’s New Haven Register: The news is full of recent drug companies’ breathtaking price hikes. A new study by Reuters finds…
46% of Americans can’t afford a $400 emergency; CT average individual deductible up to $1,547
A new survey by the Federal Reserve finds that almost half (46%) of Americans last year reported that an unexpected…