Summer reading — Rough Sleepers

By Ellen Andrews | June 16, 2023

I thought I understood healthcare for the homeless, but I had a lot to learn. Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s…

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Good-ish news: CT is 13th best state for nurses to work in

By Ellen Andrews | May 8, 2023

Wallet Hub finds that Connecticut is a pretty good state for nurses to work. But the researchers found a big…

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OHS seeks community input on YNHH purchase of three more hospitals

By Ellen Andrews | May 7, 2023

The Yale-New Haven health system has applied for permission from the state to buy Waterbury, Manchester Memorial, and Rockville General…

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Analysis: How Brain Shortcuts Undermine Policymaking

By Ellen Andrews | April 29, 2023

Thinking is hard work. Adult brains are only 2% of our body weight, but they use 20% of our body’s…

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Updated Advocacy Toolbox: How to make a difference, where to start, and how to get there

By Ellen Andrews | January 3, 2023

Just in time for the legislative session starting today, we’ve updated our CT Health Policy Advocacy Toolbox to help with…

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Book Club — The Data Detective

By Ellen Andrews | December 21, 2022

The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics follows on the Book Club’s obsession with statistics and…

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Analysis: New study finds 1 in 5 households has medical debt that averages $21,687

By Ellen Andrews | October 7, 2022

Having health insurance is no longer the protection it used to be. A pair of new studies shine a bright…

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Book Club: Making Numbers Count

By Ellen Andrews | September 12, 2022

If your job is to communicate policy and make sense of it, you need Making Numbers Count – The Art…

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CT NJ Op-Ed: We need better, smarter solutions

By Ellen Andrews | July 14, 2022

There’s a lot of news about the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion and the latest mass shootings. Efforts to preserve…

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