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Test your knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease in CT. Take the April CT Health Policy Webquiz.

Last week the four CT Health Insurance Exchange advisory committees held their first meeting jointly. The meeting included a very good presentation on the basics of the exchange and a list of the decision points for each committee. The next advisory committee meetings, all public and all tentatively in Room 310 of the Capitol, will…

The CT Mission of Mercy will be holding their annual free dental clinic for uninsured state residents later this month March 23 and 24 at the O’Neil Center, Western CT State University, West Side Campus, 43 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury. At last year’s clinic 1,683 volunteers provided $1.2 million of free care to 1,852 people…

The Medicare administrator for most of New England has changed policy to approve coverage of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for people suffering with treatment-resistant depression. The new policy, effective in March, reverses a November 2011 policy of non-coverage and is the first in the nation Medicare TMS coverage policy. It is estimated that 14 million…

As states implement health delivery reform, many are intrigued by the promise of shared decision making. Not only is shared decision making central to patient engagement but it is also a paradigm shift in informed consent. Washington, Vermont and Maine have taken the direct step of promoting shared decision making through legislation and pilots. Several…

CT’s health policy community is making up for the holiday lull in meetings. Next week’s meetings include: Patrick Hollander, former CFO of the MA Health Connector will speak at the Speaker’s Working Group on Small Business Health Care Monday Jan. 9th at 3pm in Room 1D of the LOB. Also Monday, the Complex Care Model…

Join us for two upcoming webinars on similar themes. The first is next Wednesday, December 28th at 10am with Rosemary Gibson, author of The Treatment Trap. Rosemary will describe the Overuse of Medical Care and what can be Done to Prevent It. To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/828589337. The second is the Promise of Shared Decision-Making…

New on the CT Exchange Watch Blog – www.ctexchangewatch.org – Mercer finishes report to exchange board, more press and more calls for consumer voices in the exchange.

Join us for two upcoming webinars on similar themes. The first will be December 28th at 10am with Rosemary Gibson, author of The Treatment Trap. Rosemary will describe the Overuse of Medical Care and what can be Done to Prevent It. To register, go to https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/828589337. The second is the Promise of Shared Decision-Making –…