Health Report Card

  Despite the frenzy surrounding the opening of the insurance exchanges, health reform has many other moving parts. CT policymakers have completed 26.2% of the tasks necessary for health reform, making progress from last month. Again, Medicaid accounted for the forward progress in October’s Health Reform Dashboard. As last month, deep concerns about payment reform…

  CT policymakers have completed 23.7% of the tasks necessary for health reform, making up for last month’s drop. Most tasks on the Progress Meter list are due on Jan.1st of next year. Medicaid accounted for the forward progress in September’s Health Reform Dashboard. As last month, deep concerns about payment reform in the SIM…

  CT policymakers have completed 23.1% of the tasks necessary for health reform, making up for last month’s drop. Most tasks on the Progress Meter list are due on Jan.1st of next year. Medicaid accounted for the forward progress in August’s Health Reform Dashboard. Deep concerns about payment reform in the SIM processand the insurance…

  For the first time, Connecticut moved backward in progress toward health reform from 22.5% of tasks completed last month to 21.8% this month in the CT Health Reform Dashboard. Most reform tasks are due on Jan.1st of next year. Medicaid showed positive movement, as it has over the last year. However the state moved…

Connecticut health care thought leaders give our state a C on health reform again this winter; down from a C+ earlier this year. Connecticut maintained our C+ for effort in this survey. Among issue areas only Medicaid improved again. Connecticut lost ground on the health insurance exchange, health insurance market reform, and public education. The overwhelming…

CT policymakers have completed 21.5% of the tasks necessary for health reform; most are due on Jan.1st of next year. Medicaid and some evidence of movement toward affordability on the insurance exchange accounted for the progress in May’s Health Reform Dashboard. CT biggest problem is ensuring new hopeful signs from the insurance exchange are realized.

CT policymakers have completed 18.5% of the tasks necessary for health reform; up from 17.7% from last month. Most tasks must be completed by Jan.1st of next year. Medicaid, patient-centered medical homes and payment reform/quality improvement are leading health reform according to April’s CT Health Reform Dashboard. The health insurance exchange, health information technology, and…

CT policymakers have completed 17.7% of the tasks necessary for health reform; most are due on Jan.1st of next year. Medicaid, patient-centered medical homes and payment reform and quality improvement are leading reform according to March’s Health Reform Dashboard. CT still has problems with the CT Health Insurance Exchange (now access health CT), health information…

Connecticut health care thought leaders give our state a C+ on health reform again this winter; grades have varied between C and C+ over the last year. Connecticut also again earned a C+ for effort in this survey. Among issue areas only Medicaid improved since last Fall. Five areas lost ground particularly health information technology…

CT inched up only 0.3% in progress toward health reform last month. We have completed 16.7% of the tasks needed to be ready for January 1, 2014 when individuals will be legally required to secure health coverage. Highlights remain Medicaid and patient-centered medical homes. Unfortunately, problem areas continue to be the insurance exchange and insurance…