Cost Cap project could reduce access to care, stifle efficiency and innovation, and increase disparities

By Ellen Andrews | May 28, 2020

Download the Summary or Full Report Healthcare costs a lot in Connecticut, especially for middle and lower income residents. Primary…

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COVID hits hospital bottom lines but boosts insurer profits

By Ellen Andrews | May 20, 2020

Contrary to earlier concerns, it appears that health insurers are doing pretty well through the COVID pandemic. It appears the…

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Opportunity to inform CT community public health priorities

By Ellen Andrews | May 15, 2020

The State Health Improvement Coalition is seeking community members from Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest Connecticut for input on prioritizing the…

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Book Club: Everything you need to know to understand, and fact check, data claims

By Ellen Andrews | May 13, 2020

The pandemic has placed us all in a crash course on health claims, science and data – what we know…

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CT hospitals would fare better than most if all payers used Medicare payment rates

By Ellen Andrews | May 13, 2020

A new study published in Health Affairs finds that if commercial payment rates were set at fee-for-service Medicare levels in…

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Q poll finds CT residents worried but support COVID public health restrictions

By Ellen Andrews | May 8, 2020

Almost half of Connecticut residents (43%) are feeling stressed by dealing with the state’s stay-at-home order, according to a new…

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Protecting affordability in a pandemic — Experts find fair prices for remdesivir between $10 and $4,500

By Ellen Andrews | May 5, 2020

In a nation hungry for good news in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, remdesivir has emerged as a first ray of…

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CT 7th best at social distancing, Fairfield leads CT counties

By Ellen Andrews | April 28, 2020

Last week, Connecticut residents did better than most Americans in maintaining social distance according to a University of Maryland model.…

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Some bizarre COVID-19 myths busted

By Ellen Andrews | April 17, 2020

There are persistent but false rumors that 5G mobile networks can spread the COVID-19 virus, that being able to hold…

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