Committee develops care plan best practices recommendations for Medicaid

By Ellen Andrews | February 27, 2018

The Complex Care Committee of CT’s Medicaid Council has made recommendations to DSS for careplans in the Medicaid program. The…

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Medicaid update: New data on high-cost, high-need members

By Ellen Andrews | February 12, 2018

Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on CT’s participation in a national technical assistance program to identify and meet the needs…

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Medicaid update: New data on high-cost, high-need members

By Ellen Andrews | February 12, 2018

Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on CT’s participation in a national technical assistance program to identify and meet the needs…

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MAPOC: Harnessing the power of data analytics to improve health

By Ellen Andrews | December 20, 2017

Last week, MAPOC’s Complex Care Committee heard an exciting presentation by Alan Fontes of UConn Analytics and Information Management Solutions.…

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Chartbook: CT drugs costs high and growing fast

By Ellen Andrews | November 20, 2017

14.4% of our state’s economy was devoted to health care services in 2014, slightly below the US average, according to…

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Advocates document concerns with PCMH+ implementation

By Ellen Andrews | June 27, 2017

The Medicaid Study Group, a coalition of independent consumer advocates, have published an update on CT Medicaid’s new payment reform…

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New state health comparison tool shows challenges and opportunities for CT

By Ellen Andrews | May 12, 2017

In good news, CT is 11th best among states in the number of people who had no trouble finding a…

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Study raises concerns about ACO “savings” and gaming the system

By Ellen Andrews | April 10, 2017

  A new study published in Health Affairs raises doubts about the effectiveness of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to both…

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Advocates ask DSS yet again for a robust evaluation of risky experiment before expanding

By Ellen Andrews | February 17, 2017

Twenty-three independent advocates sent a letter today again urging the state to conduct common sense evaluation of the first wave of a…

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