Benefits of sponsoring out-of-state trips for policymakers

By Ellen Andrews | January 27, 2016

A new Health Affairs blog highlights the benefits of learning trips for state health policymakers working on systemic change. The…

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Advocates’ guide to underservice recommendations

By Ellen Andrews | August 4, 2015

SIM is seeking to radically transform our state’s $30 billion health system and has chosen a shared savings payment model…

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Advocates offer help with payment reform study for CT

By Ellen Andrews | July 31, 2015

Among the many important provisions in SB-811, is Section 17 directing the state Health Care Cabinet to conduct a study…

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Students try to testify

By Ellen Andrews | March 10, 2015

A CT Mirror Op-Ed describes the challenges facing CSCU students who tried to testify at the Appropriations Committee hearing on…

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Because Science — new blog makes science accessible, unravels myths

By Ellen Andrews | February 11, 2015

The gap between science literacy and science awareness prompted two Yale infectious disease and immunology grad students to start Because…

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2014 – CT Health Care Year in Review

By Ellen Andrews | December 28, 2014

A lot happened in health care in CT this year — a lot of promising projects but some opportunities lost…

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CT Health Notes newsletter – a view through CT health care history

By Ellen Andrews | December 22, 2014

To keep up on the latest in CT’s health care landscape, sign up for our (mostly) every-other-week newsletter, CT Health…

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New advocacy videos from CT-N

By Ellen Andrews | November 20, 2014

CT-N, Connecticut’s Network, has produced ADVOCACY: Turning the Gears of Democracy — short, easy-to-understand videos on how to advocate effectively.…

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Class slides – Implementing ObamaCare in CT

By Ellen Andrews | November 5, 2014

Slides and the syllabus from a Fall graduate public policy class at Trinity College are online. The course, Implementing ObamaCare…

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