CT Medicaid child checkup rates jumped when HMOs were fired

By Ellen Andrews | September 27, 2019

Well-child screenings increased twelve percent for HUSKY children between FY 2001 and FY 2012, according to a new report from…

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CT Health Policy Project’s 20th Anniversary: Progress, but lots of challenges ahead

By Ellen Andrews | September 2, 2019

Read the report Since 1999, when the CT Health Policy Project was founded, Connecticut’s healthcare landscape has changed in both…

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CTNJ: A recession is coming and it could hit Connecticut healthcare hard

By Ellen Andrews | August 29, 2019

While President Trump disagrees, a recent survey found that three in four economists expect the US economy to enter a…

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2020 insurance premium requests increase lower for individuals on AccessHealthCT, most of whom are subsidized, older and higher risk

By Ellen Andrews | August 23, 2019

Connecticut insurers have filed their requests for individual and small group premium increases for 2020 with the CT Insurance Dept.…

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Join webinar for patients on leading methodology to evaluate the value of costly treatments

By Ellen Andrews | August 22, 2019

September 4th all patients and groups are invited to a webinar to give input on ICER’s Value Assessment Framework methods.…

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CT eighth highest in unaffordable rents, impacts health

By Ellen Andrews | August 14, 2019

In 2017 almost half (48.5%) of renters in Connecticut spend over 30% of their household income on rent, more than…

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PCMH + risk scores suggest possible gaming or worse; Advocates call on DSS to delay expansion to protect members and taxpayers

By Ellen Andrews | August 12, 2019

A new analysis of PCMH + members’ risk scores finds unexplained increases compared to the control/comparison group that could signal…

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CTNJ: CT doesn’t score well on healthcare – prices are to blame

By Ellen Andrews | August 7, 2019

A new state health ranking is out, and Connecticut trails the rest of New England. Connecticut’s big problem is the…

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Motorcycle helmets save Connecticut lives; could save $207 million more

By Ellen Andrews | August 5, 2019

In a new analysis, researchers from CT Children’s Medical Center found that Connecticut motorcycle riders who crash are one and…

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