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CT Health Notes highlights

By Ellen Andrews | April 4, 2008 |

Some highlights from the latest CT Health Notes — the CT Health Policy Project’s e-newsletter: • UConn hospital study recommends partnering with area competitors, Hospital needs another $22 million this year • AHRQ annual quality and health disparity reports find mixed results • Consumer directed health plans continue to attract healthier, wealthier members Click here…

Office of Health Care Advocate saved over $4 million for CT consumers in 2007

By Ellen Andrews | March 17, 2008 |

For every dollar spent on the Office of Health Care Advocate (OHA), $4.42 was returned to CT consumers in health care services last year, according to OHA’s most recent annual report. From 2001 to 2007, OHA helped consumers with almost 10,000 complaints. Additionally, OHA was able to get two pieces of consumer protection legislation passed…