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The next administration faces both great challenges and great opportunities to improve health care in Connecticut. Join us for a webinar September 28th at noon to hear from Dan Malloy and Nancy Wyman, Democratic candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, on health care issues. There will be time for your questions at the end and,…

The health policy sector of the economy is doing its part to reduce unemployment. The Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition is seeking a Director of Public Policy and eHealthConnecticut is seeking a CEO. The new CEO of eHealthCT will lead the nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a sustainable, secure, private health information exchange in our state.…

Last week’s CSG/ERC annual meeting in Portland ME included talks by some health policy rock stars.Sen. Richard Moore, Senate Chair of MA’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, spoke in the Value to Volume panel. He described MA’s progress toward rewarding higher quality providers in the state employee health plan, using public reporting, and tiering…

At today’s Council of State Governments/Eastern Region Annual Meeting in Portland ME, we heard a fascinating panel on patient centered medical homes. We heard from Lisa Letourneau of Maine Quality Counts about their multi-payer PCMH pilot, including Medicaid – they have included community health centers, private practices and hospital-owned practices serving adults and children across…

The latest health policy updates from the CSG/ERC states and provinces has been posted. The region includes states from New England south through Maryland and west to Pennsylvania; we also cover the Canadian provinces from Newfoundland west to Ontario. CSG/ERC’s health committee includes over 50 executive and legislative branch state and provincial policymakers.

Tomorrow morning July 20th at 8:30 – 10 am there will be a meeting of the CT Health Information Technology and Exchange Advisory Committee’s Legal and Policy Subcommittee at the state Dept. of Information Technology’s offices, 101 East River Drive in East Hartford. This is the group that has recommended an opt-out privacy policy for…

Visit the Hispanic Health Council’s re-designed website. The Hispanic Health Council’s mission is to improve the health and social wellbeing of Latinos and other diverse communities. Programs include substance abuse and recovery, nutrition assistance, farm workers health, HIV/AIDS, breastfeeding, diabetes, cancer and parenting support. Join the Hispanic Health Council for their 30th Anniversary on October…

DPH, DSS, and eHealthCT are hosting a CT Health Information Exchange Leadership Meeting June 10th from 8:30am to 12:30pm at the CT Hospital Assoc. Offices in Wallingford. Anyone interested in health IT and how CT is progressing toward creating a network is welcome. Attendees will hear updates on the DSS Medicaid HIE pilot project, eHealthCT’s…

The Universal Health Care Foundation of CT will hold Building Public Awareness: Building Public Will, a training session for community leaders and advocates to help us get the truth out about health reform, at the state and federal levels, and how to counter the myths and misinformation about health care. The session will be June…

The Universal Health Care Foundation of CT is hosting a free seminar for small businesses on national health care reform Monday, April 12th 7:45 to 9:30am in Meriden. A panel of experts will describe the new federal law and CT’s SustiNet plan and how they will impact small businesses in CT including how to get…