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CT’s SIM application has been submitted and is online. An analysis will be coming soon.

CT’s Health Reform Progress Meter is down this month to 28.5%, mainly because of a new, rushed reversal on the original SIM plan to put Medicaid members’ care under financial risk, pursue a waiver that caps federal reimbursements putting the state budget and benefits in the state’s largest health plan at substantial risk, and a…

Join us for a webinar with National Committee for Quality Assurance experts Thursday, May 29th at 1pm to learn about their patient-centered medical home recognition standards updated for 2014. NCQA has the most widely adopted standards, with a growing list of 1,009 certified PCMHs in Connecticut. There is substantial evidence linking nationally recognized PCMHs with…

Join us for a webinar with National Committee for Quality Assurance experts Thursday, May 29th at 1pm to learn about their patient-centered medical home recognition standards updated for 2014. NCQA has the most widely adopted standards, with a growing list of 1,009 certified PCMHs in Connecticut. There is substantial evidence linking nationally recognized PCMHs with…

Our CT Health Policy Project website is moving to a new home and will be temporarily offline. We expect to be back up with the information you are craving in 12 to 24 hours depending on how long the DNS propagation takes. I am told I have to be patient.

Please join us for a webinar Apr 22, 2014 11:30 am with CrystalRun Healthcare, one of seven NCQA accredited ACOs in the nation. NCQA requires robust quality improvement systems for accreditation, including under-service monitoring. Learn how CrystalRun Healthcare uses physician variation as a clue to reduce costs and improve access. They have reduced per patient…

This year’s CT mission of Mercy free dental clinic will be held later this month Friday and Saturday, April 25th and 26th at the XL Center in Hartford. Previous clinics around the state have provided free dental care worth over $1.3 million to 1,782 people from 140 municipalities. Care is provided on a first come,…

HealthJusticeCT has announced the winners of this year’s video challenge. The contest challenged individuals and groups to develop short, creative videos encouraging people in CT to take advantage of the ACA and enroll in health care. The three winners deserve congratulations, but all the videos were exceptional, creative and inspiring gathering over 3,000 You Tube…

DPH has been working for over a year to develop CT’s State Health Assessment and Health Improvement Plan —  a comprehensive plan to identify health challenges in CT, set priorities and create an action plan to address them. The process has been collaborative, inclusive, transparent and through. The plan focused on promoting health equity, ensuring…

We’re very excited to launch the updated CT Health Policy Project’s website. The site has been cleaned up, optimized and reorganized. Links to social media, our blog and listserv sign up are easy to find at the top of the page. It should be easier to find what you are looking for now. If you…