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Update: Conference cancelled — Trinity College conference on The Contraception Mandate – religious, legal and health implications
November 12th Trinity College will host a day-long conference on The Contraception Mandate – Religious Liberty & Health Care. Marc D. Stern, General Counsel for the American Jewish Committee and Member of the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, will be the keynote speaker. After lunch, three breakout sessions on related topics—Religiously Affiliated Organizations and…
Read MoreWebinar — learn the basics of confusing/scary payment model options for CT
Join Bob Berenson, MD of the Urban Institute for a CTHPP webinar November 18that 1pm as he explains health care payment reform options. Dr. Berenson has long health policy experience, both inside and outside government. He served as Director of Medicare Payment Policy at CMS. His work focuses on quality measurement/improvement and Medicare shared savings.…
Read MoreNational Medicaid Managed Care conference hears CT best practices
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Read MoreWebinar — Provider Payment Reform Options: Aspiration Meets Reality
Join Bob Berenson, MD of the Urban Institute for a CTHPP webinar November 18that 1pm as he explains health care payment reform options. Dr. Berenson has long health policy experience, both inside and outside government. He served as Director of Medicare Payment Policy at CMS. His work focuses on quality measurement/improvement and Medicare shared savings.…
Read MoreWebinar — Provider Payment Reform Options: Aspiration Meets Reality
Join Bob Berenson, MD of the Urban Institute for a CTHPP webinar November 18that 1pm as he explains health care payment reform options. Dr. Berenson has long health policy experience, both inside and outside government. He served as Director of Medicare Payment Policy at CMS. His work focuses on quality measurement/improvement and Medicare shared savings.…
Read MoreCEPAC diabetes comparative effectiveness meeting Oct. 29th
The next CEPAC meeting will review the latest research on effectiveness of treatments for diabetes. CEPAC is a New England group of researchers, consumers, physicians and payers that evaluates and translates the best information on treatment effectiveness into useable tools and policies to improve the quality and value of health care in the region. Past…
Read MoreWebinar — Provider Payment Reform Options: Aspiration Meets Reality
Join Bob Berenson, MD of the Urban Institute for a CTHPP webinar November 18th at 1pm as he explains health care payment reform options. Dr. Berenson has long health policy experience, both inside and outside government. He served as Director of Medicare Payment Policy at CMS. His work focuses on quality measurement/improvement and Medicare shared…
Read MoreSIM update
Across various meetings this month we’ve received a few updates on CT’s SIM planning. CT is competing with 17 other states for 12 test grants. SIM staff has acknowledged receipt of the independent advocates’ letter to CMMI and an FOI regarding Consumer Advisory Board voting and SIM budget development, but we’ve had no response to…
Read MoreJoin a tweet chat on CT’s SIM plan Wednesday
A community of CT social media health advocates hold regular tweetchats with the hashtag #hcsmct. A tweetchat is a public Twitter conversation, generally with a regular schedule, connecting people with common interests. Including the hashtag #hcsmct in tweets during the chat allows visitors to follow and participate in the discussion. Join us this Wednesday, Aug.…
Read MorePublic forum tonight about St. Mary’s Hospital purchase and for-profit conversion
At 5pm tonight there will be a public forum at St. Mary’s Hospital’s Conference Center Auditorium about plans to sell the hospital to Tenet Healthcare Corp. Tenet is a for-profit hospital chain based in Dallas with hospitals and clinics in 16 states. Tenet plans to purchase five CT hospitals, including nearby Waterbury Hospital, and create…
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