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CT’s hospital safety system questioned

By Ellen Andrews | November 17, 2009

Media reports have raised concerns about patient safety in CT hospitals and the system that is meant to protect us.…

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Medicaid Managed Care Council meeting

By Ellen Andrews | November 16, 2009

Friday’s Medicaid Managed Care Council meeting was very frustrating. Upon questioning, DSS made clear that they will not be recovering…

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SustiNet Board and Workforce Task Force meetings

By Ellen Andrews | November 13, 2009

Yesterday the SustiNet Board heard from eHealthConnecticut , a CT nonprofit created four years ago to develop a secure statewide…

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Hartford area PCCM/HUSKY Primary Care forum

By Ellen Andrews | November 12, 2009

A forum for providers and consumers eligible for and considering the new HUSKY Primary Care/PCCM option is being held in…

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Governor’s Health Care Reform Advisory Board to meet

By Ellen Andrews | November 10, 2009

The Governor’s Health Care Reform Advisory Board will hold its first meeting November 17th from 9 to 11am; the site…

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New in the Book Club

By Ellen Andrews | November 10, 2009

Silence Kills: Speaking Out and Saving Lives (Edited by Lee Gutkind, 2007) is a collection of essays describing real life…

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House passes historic health reform bill

By Ellen Andrews | November 9, 2009

Late Saturday evening, the US House of Representatives passed HR-3962, the Affordable Health Care for Americans Act, by a margin…

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PCCM/HUSKY Primary Care Forum

By Ellen Andrews | November 6, 2009

To answer questions as PCCM, now known as HUSKY Primary Care, is rolling out in New Haven and Hartford by…

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CT Health Care Advocate’s Office has saved consumers $2.7 million so far this year

By Ellen Andrews | November 5, 2009

The Office of Health Care Advocate’s latest update reports saving state consumers $2.7 million in denied health care claims and…

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