Health Reform
Health cost moderation predated recession; holds hope for future
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that recent “curve bending” reductions in health spending growth started before the recession. Economists had suggested that the recent moderations in health costs were simply a result of the overall economic downturn and would skyrocket again as the economy picks up. But better adjusted…
Read MoreKaiser: 10 things you didn’t know were in the ACA
Postpartum depression, privacy for nursing mothers and assisted suicide are all addressed in the ACA. Go to today’s Kaiser Health News to find seven more issues you probably missed in reading all 906 pages.
Read MoreThe ACA and what it means for CT consumers
While we are all celebrating the Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act, consumers want to know what it means in the real world. The CT Health I-Team has a great piece answering just that question.
Read MoreSo now what? A guide for consumers
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled, and we’ve taken a day to celebrate, it’s time to get back to work. Kaiser has a very good explanation of what the ruling means for consumers in the real world.
Read MoreSupreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
Today the US Supreme Court affirmed almost all of the 2010 national health reform Affordable Care Act. This is a wonderful outcome for Connecticut – for the 200,000 who will now get coverage, for the $1.5 billion/year to our state to make coverage affordable for low income residents, for 26 year-olds who can stay on…
Read MoreAwaiting the Supreme Court: What Could it Mean for CT?
Policymakers and politicians, in CT and across the country, are eagerly awaiting/dreading tomorrow’s Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act. We’ve outlined a few possible scenarios and the potential impact on CT. All scenarios have an upside, and there is a way through for every possibility. No matter the decision, we are much farther…
Read MoreEntertaining, imaginary Socratic dialogue on the individual mandate
I know we are all spending way too much time thinking about the impending ACA Supreme Court decision, but for a lighter perspective read a column in yesterday’s National Law Journal. A mythical professor harasses a passer by about the individual mandate, hippos, broccoli and seat belts.
Read MoreWhat is at stake for CT in Supreme Court decision?
A great Health Affairs blog by Sonya Schwartz, of the National Academy for State Health Policy, outlines the likely impact on active states, like CT, of various Supreme Court ACA scenarios. She uses a Richter Scale of impact from 2.0 if the entire ACA is upheld to 8.0 if the entire law is invalidated. It…
Read MoreFascinating presentation at Health Care Cabinet
Today’s Cabinet meeting featured a presentation by Capitol District Physicians Health Plan, an Albany-based, nonprofit, physician-led health plan, that is succeeding in the triple goals of reducing costs, improving quality of care and addressing population health. Their CEO, a cardiologist, and VP of Underwriting described the innovations that led to their success including patient-centered medical…
Read MoreMay web quiz – Medicaid eligible CT residents under national reform
Test your knowledge about the CT residents who will become eligible for Medicaid in 2014 under national health reform. Take the May CT Health Policy Webquiz.
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