Health Report Card - CT Health Policy

CT health reform update

By Ellen Andrews | October 30, 2012 |

The CT Health Policy Project has posted a summary of updates and context on CT’s progress toward health reform.

Once again, CT health care thoughtleaders give our state a C+ on health reform. From the beginning of the CT Health Thoughtleaders Survey in February, CT has varied between C and C+. CT has always received a B for effort. In good news, grades for the CT Health Insurance Exchange improved since June with fewer…

CT health reform progress up to 15.2%

By Ellen Andrews | August 24, 2012 |

CT made impressive progress toward health reform in August. We moved from 13.7% of the way to 15.2% this month. Highlights include negotiation of a compromise Essential Health Benefit Package and CMS grant funding to the insurance exchange. The grant is very exciting – the state plans to use most of the funding for a…

August CT Health Reform Dashboard – 13.7% progress

By Ellen Andrews | August 1, 2012 |

This month CT is again making progress toward health reform. We are now 13.7% of the way toward health reform. Unfortunately we are up only slightly from last month’s 13.2% performance. At this rate, it will take over fourteen years to fully implement reform, but January 1, 2014 is only a year and a half…

Thoughtleaders give CT reform a C+, again

By Ellen Andrews | June 15, 2012 |

CT thoughtleaders gave our state a C+ grade in health reform again this month in the CT Health Reform Thoughtleaders Survey. CT’s reform efforts have not varied much over the last four months, earning a C or C+ in each Thoughtleader Survey. CT also earned a C+ for effort this month, as in the past.…

CT Health Reform Dashboard – CT up to 13.8%

By Ellen Andrews | June 3, 2012 |

CT has jumped ahead in progress in health reform to 13.8% of the tasks completed, according to the June CT Health Reform Dashboard. This is up from 12.1% last month. While we are closing in on the major January 1, 2014 deadline for many reforms, much remains to be done. At this rate, it will…

CT drops back to a C on health reform

By Ellen Andrews | May 18, 2012 |

This month Connecticut health care thought leaders gave our state a C on health reform, erasing the C+ bump in last month’s survey. Connecticut also earned a C for effort. Patient-centered medical homes join Medicaid as the bright spots, earning a B and C+, respectively. Medicaid is the only area that received any A grades…

CT Health Reform Dashboard – CT up to 12.1%

By Ellen Andrews | May 4, 2012 |

CT has jumped ahead in progress in health reform to 12.1% of the tasks completed, according to the May CT Health Reform Dashboard. This is up from 10.8% last month. While we are closing in on the major January 1, 2014 deadline for many reforms, much remains to be done. At this rate, it will…

Connecticut moves up to a C+ on health reform

By Ellen Andrews | April 12, 2012 |

This month Connecticut health care thought leaders give our state a C+ on health reform, up from a C in the March survey. Connecticut again received a slightly better grade, B-/C+, for effort. Medicaid is again the bright spot, earning a B. Health Insurance Market Reform and Data-based Policymaking joined Engaging Consumers in Policymaking in…

April CT Health Reform Dashboard — 10.8% progress to date

By Ellen Andrews | March 30, 2012 |

This month again CT is making progress toward health reform. This month we are 10.8% of the way toward health reform. Unfortunately we are only up from 10.7% last month. At this rate, it will take 48 years to fully implement reform. Track CT’s progress on the CT Health Reform Dashboard at www.cthealthreform.org