For the Book Club — The Truth Matters: A Citizen’s Guide to Separating Facts from Lies and Stopping Fake News in its Tracks

By Ellen Andrews | July 1, 2019

As we get more and more information from new, untested sources, untrustworthy sources and fake news grow, undermining trust in…

Comment open on leading healthcare value pricing methodology

By Ellen Andrews | May 9, 2019

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) is seeking public input on their methodology to their development of benchmark…

CTNJ op-ed – Advice From an Advocate to the Next Social Services Commissioner

By Ellen Andrews | April 24, 2019

Welcome, you have a big job ahead of you. Connecticut’s Department of Social Services (DSS) is a huge agency, spending…

Practical Wisdom – The Right Way to Do the Right Thing

By Ellen Andrews | April 22, 2019

New to the Book Club Why do our institutions and systems, including healthcare, seem to be getting more complex and…

What We’re Reading this week

By Ellen Andrews | March 29, 2019

Welcome to What We’re Reading — our new feature at CT Health Notes. We’ll include links to background, updates and…

CTNJ policy series starts Jan. 16 with state budget

By Ellen Andrews | January 7, 2019

CT News Junkie is launching Let’s Talk, a new policy forum series, to explore complex challenges facing Connecticut. The series…

ICER seeking new members of comparative effectiveness panel

By Ellen Andrews | December 7, 2018

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has opened nominations for their New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council.…

Health Policy undergrad class resources online

By Ellen Andrews | April 30, 2018

The most recent slides, assignments, and syllabus, including reading list, for an undergraduate course in health policy are online. There…

Survey of state legislators’ values for health reform finds strong differences by party but some encouraging overlap

By Ellen Andrews | August 23, 2017

Both Democratic and Republican state legislators from across the US agree on the need to control health care costs, according…

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