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Donaghue Foundation conference notes
The Donaghue Foundation held their annual conference titled “Innovation in the quest for better health: Patient driven transformations in research, technology, and treatments.” The conference was well-attended by people from a wide variety of organizations, from hospitals to banks and non-profits. The first speaker was Alejandro Jadad, MD, Chief Innovator & Founder, Center for Global…
Read MoreHealth Policy Basics
We are fortunate at the CT Health Policy Project to have over a dozen work study students, interns, and volunteers working with us at any given time. All staff receive training on taking consumer calls and working cases, details of public and private health care assistance programs, research, advocacy and the basics of health policy.…
Read MoreHealth First and Primary Care Authority Updates
Last Thursday both Authorities met in separate meetings. The Health First Authority is collecting information on CT’s spending on health care and Medicaid rates. Urban Institute researchers shared info from a 2003 Health Affairs article showing that CT’s Medicaid rates averaged 83% of Medicare, compared to 69% nationally. MA pays 80%, NY 45% and RI…
Read MoreMassachusetts uninsured cut in half
The results are in. Massachusetts’ comprehensive health care reforms passed in 2006 have led the state’s rate of uninsurance to drop by almost half – from 13% in fall 2006 to 7% a year later. 355,000 more adults in Massachusetts now have affordable coverage– more than the entire uninsured population of Connecticut. The reform law,…
Read MoreNew Kaiser Blog Watch
Every Tuesday and Friday, the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report will feature “Blog Watch”. Recognizing that blogs have become an integral part of health policy coverage, kaisernetwork.org will now summarize the best of the blogosphere. To sign up for Kaiser’s Daily Updates, click here.
Read MoreNotes from Massachusetts
It’s always dangerous to visit other states – you are reminded of how far Connecticut has to go. I spent yesterday in Boxborough, MA at Health Care For All’s fifth annual policy & organizing conference. The prevailing climate was of advocates, providers and state administration very comfortable working together toward a common goal – getting…
Read MoreThe mortgage crisis and medical debt
I was floored when I picked up the paper the other day and read that the Federal Reserve is bailing out Bear Stearns, the fifth largest investment bank in the nation. Until the moment it teetered on the brink of failure, Bear Stearns asserted that it had avoided crisis. I wasn’t upset because of the…
Read MoreDonaghue Foundation Annual Conference
Beyond Eureka!, the Donaghue Foundation’s annual meeting/conference on translating health care research into practice, will be Wednesday April 23rd at the Hilton in Hartford from 8:30am to 3pm. Atul Gawande, author of two bestsellers and a MacArthur Genius Fellow, will give the keynote address. Other speakers include Harlan Krumholz of D2B: An Alliance for Quality,…
Read MoreOregon holds lottery – not for millions, but for health care coverage
From the Case Center for Reducing Health Disparities blog, for the first time in four years, there are openings in the Oregon Health Plan Standard. The state program covers the basics including medical services, medications, and limited dental and vision services. OHP Standard is offered at little or no cost to very low income residents…
Read MoreNew Health Wonk Review
If you don’t have time to visit all the health care blogs every day, check out the Health Wonk Review. Every two weeks, health care bloggers take turns collecting the best of the blogs. Not only is it a time saver, but the different perspectives are fascinating. The latest issue is from GoozNews.com. Posted by…
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