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ICER seeking new members of comparative effectiveness panel
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has opened nominations for their New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council.…
Health Affairs: CHC, Inc. eConsult program saved on specialty care and improved access
This month’s Health Affairs includes a study on the effectiveness of eConsults for Medicaid members needing specialty care. Specialty referrals…
Advocates get no answers to questions about HUSKY experiment
Last month, a group of independent consumer advocates, the Medicaid Study Group, sent questions to DSS about the impact of…
Medicaid update: LTSS working to keep people out of nursing homes, hospitals
Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on rebalancing long term services and supports allowing more members to stay at home, if…
Another reason to be glad HUSKY fired managed care
New favorite quote – “If you have a dumb incentive system, you get dumb outcomes.” Charlie Munger, quoted by 46brooklyn…
CTNJ: Capitation vs. fee for service: Which team are you on?
is a sharp divide within Connecticut’s healthcare community over how to pay for care that’s as fervent as the Yankees…
ICER to report on unjustified drug price increases
Early next year, the nonprofit Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) will issue its first report on US drug…
31 ways to save on healthcare in Connecticut’s budget
Connecticut’s state budget is facing future deficits and health spending is a large share of the budget. The state now…
Medicaid update: Quality was rising through 2016, raising concerns about PCMH+
Friday’s MAPOC meeting focused on Medicaid quality and access information from CHNCT, DSS’s administrative contractor for the program. Across the…