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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…
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…