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Advocates support SIM underservice, cherry picking protections
Connecticut’s SIM plan acknowledges that risks of inappropriate under-treatment and cherry-picking are higher in new shared savings payment models. Advocates…
Read MoreAdvocates’ guide to underservice recommendations
Connecticut’s State Innovation Model (SIM) is seeking to radically transform our state’s $30 billion health system by aligning incentives to…
Read MoreWebinar online – Caring for high-need patients – Lessons for CT
Evidence is growing that we cannot fix our health care system without addressing the needs of the small number of…
Read MoreBest practices guide on integrating behavioral health into primary care
Up to 70% of physician visits involve a mental health issue and health care costs for people with mental health…
Read MoreBackgrounder on Hartford health needs for Malta House of Care
Last week CTHPP gave a presentation for the Malta House of Care on health care needs in Hartford and health…
Read MoreA Better Idea for SIM-Medicaid: Coordinate Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients
Independent consumer advocates and others have raised grave concerns about Connecticut’s State Innovation Model (SIM) plans to radically change financial…
Read MoreIntegrating behavioral health into primary care focus of next CEPAC meeting
The next CEPAC meeting will review the latest research on best practices to effectively integrate behavioral health into primary care…
Read MoreCutting HUSKY parents increases the total cost of care by $500 per person
The Governor’s budget proposal to cut 34,000 working parents from the HUSKY program into AccessHealthCT will increase the total cost…
Read MoreCT Mirror looks at Medicaid spending – per person down, but total spending up – and that’s OK
A new analysis of CT’s Medicaid spending by CT Mirror outlines 5 things everyone should know. My top 5, below,…
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