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Medicaid update – HUSKY parents cut implementation, wait times improve
Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on DSS and AccessHealthCT’s plans to alert 17,688 working parents that their HUSKY benefits will…
Drug forum looks for state options to control costs
Yesterday’s forum on rising drug costs at the Capitol included the expected messages from the expected sources but the real…
Rich/Poor Life Expectancy Gap Depends on Where You Live
The richest 1% of Americans live 14.6 years longer, on average, than those with the lowest 1% of incomes and…
CT Health Care Cabinet considers WA reform strategies, CT stakeholder input
At last week’s meeting, the Health Care Cabinet heard about lessons from Washington state’s successful reforms. Washington has consolidated health…
Palliative care webinar offers opportunities to improve life for seriously ill people — and save money
Today’s webinar with Dr. Diane Meier from the Center to Advance Palliative Care was moving as well as offering a…
Nine in ten CT residents have a usual source of care
A new CDC report finds that in 2014, all but 10.1% of Connecticut residents had a usual source of medical…
Health care prices higher in Connecticut but not as bad as you’d think
A new report finds that health care prices are higher in Connecticut than the rest of the US ranking us14th…
Governor offers third budget proposal — Still cuts another 8,700 working parents’ HUSKY coverage
In the ongoing tense budget negotiations, yesterday the administration offered yet another budget proposal in response to the legislature’s latest…
CT Reform Dashboard update – opportunities for progress, but some concerns linger
Lots of changes this month in CT’s Health Reform Dashboard. The inability to finalize the state budget leaves coverage for 8,700…