CT hospital and worker capacity lower than rest of US

By Ellen Andrews | April 14, 2020

As Connecticut and the rest of the nation faces the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital workers are on the front line. New…

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CTNJ: Forecast Estimates More Than 100,000 New CT Medicaid Members

By Ellen Andrews | April 14, 2020

According to modeling by Health Management Associates, the COVID-19 pandemic could raise Connecticut’s Medicaid rolls 15% to 32% by mid-2020,…

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Is Connecticut ready for COVID-19?

By Ellen Andrews | March 26, 2020

Almost half (45%) of Connecticut adults have one or more clinical risks that could complicate COVID-19 infections, very close to…

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CTNJ: The recession is here, and healthcare is in the center of it

By Ellen Andrews | March 25, 2020

After the longest economic recovery in US history, we’ve been expecting a recession for a long time. We knew when…

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More HIE concerns from advocates and others

By Ellen Andrews | March 24, 2020

Public comment to the Office of Health Strategy about the state’s planned Health Information Exchange raised concerns, including those regarding…

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WalletHub – CT third worst state for doctors

By Ellen Andrews | March 19, 2020

According to WalletHub’s latest rankings, Connecticut ranks 49th among states and DC for physician practice. Nationally, physician is the highest…

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Community health center quality behind the rest of Medicaid

By Ellen Andrews | March 18, 2020

Download the report The good news is that Medicaid health outcome quality measures generally improved in all practice setting from…

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New state health data updates – over one in six CT residents have high medical cost burden

By Ellen Andrews | March 11, 2020

According to State Health Compare’s updated data, 18.1% of Connecticut residents had out-of-pocket health costs that were more than 10%…

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ICER and Donaghue Foundation highlight the power of patient engagement in assessing value; ICER to report on novel opioid addiction interventions

By Ellen Andrews | February 27, 2020

Steve Pearson, President of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), has published two pieces for Connecticut’s Donaghue Foundation…

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