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Fixing Medicaid: Healing CT’s Largest Health Care Program
Access to care in CT’s public programs has always been a struggle; it is difficult to find a provider who…
RAND report predicts reform will save CT state government 10% on health care spending
A new economic modeling analysis by RAND for the Council of State Governments estimates that 170,000 more CT residents will…
State moving to ASO and PCCM for all Medicaid consumers
At a press conference today, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman and OPM Secretary Ben Barnes announced that CT’s Medicaid program will…
Painless way to save $40 million in HUSKY
Our new policymaker issue brief outlines how moving HUSKY to self-insurance should save the state at least $40 million, without…
The final word – HUSKY ASO cost less than HMOs – or it should have
At Friday’s Medicaid Oversight Council meeting Mercer actuaries gave us the final comparison of the costs of the HUSKY program…
Fifteen ways to save money in CT’s health care budget
The next administration faces an unprecedented budget deficit. The good news is that CT has barely scratched the surface of…
Cheap solutions to big problems work better; small is the new big
In a hilarious TED talk, marketing expert Rory Sutherland points out the counter productive trend to throw big money at…
Governor’s budget proposal – lots of cuts and a plan to reform HUSKY HMOs
In her budget proposal released yesterday, the Governor proposed shifting the current HUSKY HMOs away from capitation back to a…
Governor’s mitigation plan slashes health programs; 13 better alternatives offered
Yesterday the Governor released her plan to address the $470 million deficit for this fiscal year. This is on top…