CT Health Reform

Op-Ed: Governor’s Healthcare Record Misses Opportunities

By Ellen Andrews | September 13, 2022

Last week, the Governor and his administration held a press conference nominally to promote their efforts to lower healthcare costs,…

OP-ED: Be careful in making changes when the glass is half full

By Ellen Andrews | September 7, 2022

There is good news on Connecticut health spending – and we can use it. Analysis of new data has found,…

Good news on CT healthcare costs

By Ellen Andrews | August 28, 2022

New data from researchers at the University of Washington on state per person healthcare spending finds that between 2013 and…

CTNJ Analysis: Another CT healthcare story of wasted money and missed opportunities

By Ellen Andrews | August 11, 2022

An excellent investigative piece by C-HIT published Tuesday found that the state Office of Health Strategy has squandered $20 million…

CT is 24th in public health funding

By Ellen Andrews | July 28, 2022

Connecticut has a chronic problem with underfunding public health. We aren’t alone, but we’ve done little to fix the problem.…

CTNJ Op-Ed: Insurers’ explanations for extreme rate increases don’t make sense

By Ellen Andrews | July 22, 2022

Connecticut’s health insurers are asking state regulators to let them increase premiums an average of 20.4%, far more than last…

CT NJ Op-Ed: We need better, smarter solutions

By Ellen Andrews | July 14, 2022

There’s a lot of news about the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion and the latest mass shootings. Efforts to preserve…

Yale BIPOC disability group seeking members with lived experience

By Ellen Andrews | July 12, 2022

The Disability Lived Experience Action Network, D-LEAN, is seeking people who identify as BIPOC with disabilities – mental, intellectual, or…

Covered CT opens no-cost health insurance coverage to adults

By Ellen Andrews | July 3, 2022

Friday, the state expanded zero-cost health insurance coverage to include childless adults through the Covered Connecticut program. The program covered…