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COHI seeking Executive Director

By Ellen Andrews | August 26, 2008

The CT Oral Health Initiative needs to hire a new Executive Director. For five years COHI has been advocating for…

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eHealthCT designated as a Chartered Value Exchange

By Ellen Andrews | August 22, 2008

Connecticut is entering the e-health big leagues! Yesterday, our own eHealthCT was designated as a Chartered Value Exchange by the…

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Drama at the Medicaid Managed Care Council

By Ellen Andrews | August 21, 2008

Yesterday, the Council passed a resolution to recommend a delay in transitioning HUSKY families into the new HMOs and to…

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Retail Medical Clinics and Primary Care panels

By Ellen Andrews | August 12, 2008

Today’s panels at the CSG/ERC annual meeting explored retail clinics – opportunities and concerns – and primary care shortages. The…

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State reform updates

By Ellen Andrews | August 11, 2008

I’ve been staffing the annual meeting of the Council of State Governments/Eastern Regional Conference health policy track meetings in Atlantic…

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Charter Oak/HUSKY troubles in the news

By Ellen Andrews | August 5, 2008

The current problems getting providers to participate in the new Charter Oak/HUSKY plans have been hot news lately. A sampling:…

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Charter Oak/HUSKY/PCCM update

By Ellen Andrews | July 31, 2008

DSS Comm. Mike Starkowski met with the Appropriations and Human Service Committees yesterday delivering a 72 page program update. The…

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Troubling Charter Oak call

By Ellen Andrews | July 30, 2008

We’ve received calls from many consumers about Charter Oak – and it is a good option for some. However yesterday…

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What would you tell her?

By Ellen Andrews | July 24, 2008

I just returned from a wonderful trip visiting family. While I was there, I ended up in a conversation that…

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