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Health Justice Town Hall Meeting 2012, a statewide discussion on creating solutions for a healthy and equitable Connecticut, will be held October 23rd from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Meetings will be held that evening in three locations – the Legislative Office Building, and two Community Health Center Inc locations — 675 Main St., Middletown and…

New Census figures on the number of Americans without health coverage last year are due out Wednesday morning. Experts expect the number to be up slightly as unemployment remains high. Kaiser Health News is taking guesses on their blog. The closest guess gets recognition. Any guesses for CT’s number? Go to our brief from last…

The CT Office of Health Care Advocate will hold a public hearing on access to mental health and substance abuse prevention, treatment and coverage to assess the need for changes to state and federal laws. The hearing will feature guest speaker Carol McDaid, Principal, Capitol Decisions, Inc. Ms. McDaid led the Parity NOW Coalition that…

We are refreshing our invitation list for the CT Health Thoughtleader Survey. The survey has been cited by policymakers as a tool in evaluating our state’s progress toward reform. It is part of our CT Health Reform Dashboard. To keep the list robust and ensure a broad reach, we are seeking nominations for the survey.…

We are refreshing our invitation list for the CT Health Thoughtleader Survey. The survey has been cited by policymakers as a tool in evaluating our state’s progress toward reform. It is part of our CT Health Reform Dashboard. To keep the list robust and ensure a broad reach, we are seeking nominations for the survey.…

Last week’s CT Health Intern Academy offered dozens of interns, job changers and volunteers basics and skills to navigate CT’s health care landscape. The day-long conference featured talks by Kevin Lembo (State Comptroller), Pat Baker (CT Health Foundation), Johnny Scafidi (Dwight Hall at Yale), Vicki Veltri (State Healthcare Advocate), Amy Gagliardi (CHC, Inc.), Kevin Galvin…

The State Comptroller announced today that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has agreed to fund an evaluation of CT’s new state employee Health Enhancement Program. The two year study will be conducted by the University of Michigan’s Center for Value-Based Insurance Design. It is hoped the study will identify more opportunities to build value and…

The most important job of the CT Health Insurance Exchange is educating the public and gaining their trust. Read Kevin Galvin’s blog post at www.ctexchangewatch.org to see just how big that challenge is.

This year’s Donaghue Conference, Evaluating Risk: How Perception Affects our Health, is Thursday, May 3rd, from 7:30am – 12:30pm at the Hartford Marriott Farmington, 15 Farm Springs Road in Farmington. Speakers will cover the factors that account for how we evaluate risk and how this influences public health communications and priorities and our own responses…