Smart Savings
CT Medicaid spending down 4.2% from FY 14 to FY 15
Happily CT’s Medicaid program is bucking the state budget trend. State spending on CT’s Medicaid program fell 4.2% between state…
Read MoreACOs not saving for Medicare, model could cost CT Medicaid almost $100m/year
CMS’s vast shared savings experiment for Medicare has disappointed again in its second year. The plan was to encourage providers…
Read MoreAdvocates support SIM underservice, cherry picking protections
Connecticut’s SIM plan acknowledges that risks of inappropriate under-treatment and cherry-picking are higher in new shared savings payment models. Advocates…
Read MoreAdvocates’ guide to underservice recommendations
Connecticut’s State Innovation Model (SIM) is seeking to radically transform our state’s $30 billion health system by aligning incentives to…
Read MoreWebinar online – Caring for high-need patients – Lessons for CT
Evidence is growing that we cannot fix our health care system without addressing the needs of the small number of…
Read MoreBest practices guide on integrating behavioral health into primary care
Up to 70% of physician visits involve a mental health issue and health care costs for people with mental health…
Read MoreBackgrounder on Hartford health needs for Malta House of Care
Last week CTHPP gave a presentation for the Malta House of Care on health care needs in Hartford and health…
Read MoreA Better Idea for SIM-Medicaid: Coordinate Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients
Independent consumer advocates and others have raised grave concerns about Connecticut’s State Innovation Model (SIM) plans to radically change financial…
Read MoreIntegrating behavioral health into primary care focus of next CEPAC meeting
The next CEPAC meeting will review the latest research on best practices to effectively integrate behavioral health into primary care…
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