CT Medicaid child checkup rates jumped when HMOs were fired
Well-child screenings increased twelve percent for HUSKY children between FY 2001 and FY 2012, according to a new report from…
Read MoreCT Health Policy Project’s 20th Anniversary: Progress, but lots of challenges ahead
Read the report Since 1999, when the CT Health Policy Project was founded, Connecticut’s healthcare landscape has changed in both…
Read MoreCTNJ: A recession is coming and it could hit Connecticut healthcare hard
While President Trump disagrees, a recent survey found that three in four economists expect the US economy to enter a…
Read More2020 insurance premium requests increase lower for individuals on AccessHealthCT, most of whom are subsidized, older and higher risk
Connecticut insurers have filed their requests for individual and small group premium increases for 2020 with the CT Insurance Dept.…
Read MoreJoin webinar for patients on leading methodology to evaluate the value of costly treatments
September 4th all patients and groups are invited to a webinar to give input on ICER’s Value Assessment Framework methods.…
Read MoreCT eighth highest in unaffordable rents, impacts health
In 2017 almost half (48.5%) of renters in Connecticut spend over 30% of their household income on rent, more than…
Read MorePCMH + risk scores suggest possible gaming or worse; Advocates call on DSS to delay expansion to protect members and taxpayers
A new analysis of PCMH + members’ risk scores finds unexplained increases compared to the control/comparison group that could signal…
Read MoreCTNJ: CT doesn’t score well on healthcare – prices are to blame
A new state health ranking is out, and Connecticut trails the rest of New England. Connecticut’s big problem is the…
Read MoreMotorcycle helmets save Connecticut lives; could save $207 million more
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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