CT Health Reform

New report explains CT health disparities

By Ellen Andrews | January 15, 2020

Babies of black mothers in Connecticut are over four times more likely to die in their first year than babies…

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PCMH (no Plus) program continues to grow and improve care

By Ellen Andrews | January 10, 2020

At MAPOC’s Care Management Committee meeting Wednesday, the state provided the latest numbers from the successful Person-Centered Medical Home program.…

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Five healthcare issues to follow in 2020

By Ellen Andrews | December 26, 2019

What Connecticut can do in an election year, with a tight budget, in an unsettled economy, and Washington in gridlock…

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CT now fourth healthiest state

By Ellen Andrews | December 11, 2019

Connecticut residents are healthier than all but three other states. According to the latest America’s Health Rankings by the United…

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CT employee insurance costs up, but total picture is more complicated

By Ellen Andrews | December 3, 2019

Worker costs for health insurance are growing in all states, including Connecticut, both in total dollars and as a proportion…

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Survey finds CT ACOs planning services for high need members

By Ellen Andrews | November 25, 2019

Similar to national results, a new survey of Connecticut Accountable Care Organizations for MAPOC’s Complex Care Committee by the CT…

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Healthcare workforce growing faster than rest of employment

By Ellen Andrews | November 19, 2019

In good news for healthcare workers, from September 2018 to 2019, Connecticut healthcare employment grew by 1.75%, or 3.8 times…

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Bipartisan Insurance Committee forum finds a lot of consensus on potential reforms

By Ellen Andrews | November 15, 2019

Download the CTHPP presentation Yesterday the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Insurance Committee convened a forum on potential reforms…

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CTNJ: CT’s uninsured rate is down and stable, so who’s still uninsured?

By Ellen Andrews | October 9, 2019

According to the latest numbers from the US Census, 187,000 Connecticut residents or one in twenty of us, were uninsured…

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