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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…
CT insurance exchange premiums high, but growing slower than national and regional averages
A new analysis by the Urban Institute finds that insurance exchange premiums for the lowest-cost Silver plan in CT averaged…
National ACO survey echoes CT survey results
A national survey by the National Association of ACOs finds leaders are concerned about recovering their investments and pressure to…
New to the Book Club: The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic – and How it Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Every first year public health student hears the story of London’s 1854 cholera epidemic, Dr. John Snow, his map, and…