CT Health Reform

Legislative briefing on health care reform

By Ellen Andrews | May 5, 2009

A special briefing on health care, “Health Care Reform: Opportunities for New Directions”, was held yesterday at the Legislative Office…

Read More

Authorities Update

By Ellen Andrews | April 30, 2009

Both the Primary Care and HealthFirst Authorities met yesterday, the later most likely for the last time. The HealthFirst Authority…

Read More

SustiNet plan approved by Public Health Committee

By Ellen Andrews | March 27, 2009

HB- 6600, An Act Concerning the SustiNet Plan, passed out of the Public Health Committee yesterday on a party line…

Read More

Health care reform hearings

By Ellen Andrews | March 3, 2009

Despite the weather, the Human Services, Public Health and Insurance committees heard several health reform bills yesterday. The two that…

Read More

Health care forum at the LOB

By Ellen Andrews | February 27, 2009

Yesterday’s health care forum started with a strong presentation of the SustiNet proposal by Juan Figueroa of the Universal Health…

Read More

Health First Authority finalizes their report to the legislature

By Ellen Andrews | February 25, 2009

At their last meeting, by an eight to two vote, the Health First Authority approved their final report to the…

Read More

CT insurers push plan for universal health care; Rests on individual mandate

By Ellen Andrews | February 20, 2009

According to today’s Hartford Courant, CT’s insurance industry is promoting a plan to cover everyone in the state. The industry…

Read More

Charter Oak calls to the Consumer Helpline

By Ellen Andrews | February 10, 2009

I have been receiving a lot of calls on our Consumer Helpline (1-888-873-4585) from people having trouble signing up for…

Read More

Primary Care Authority meeting

By Ellen Andrews | February 4, 2009

At today’s meeting, the Primary Care Authority accepted UConn’s report *check link * assessing CT’s primary care workforce capacity. The…

Read More