CT Health Reform

Very helpful data Roadmap to promote health equity in CT

By Ellen Andrews | June 21, 2021

While residents of Connecticut’s minority communities face significant disparities in health outcomes compared to white state residents, there has been…

OP-ED | When Data Becomes An Excuse To Prevent Change

By Ellen Andrews | April 27, 2021

Data is important. The drumbeat for data-driven policymaking in health care isn’t wrong. Policy decisions that aren’t informed by independent,…

CTNJ Opinion: Remember Public Health’s Value After COVID Is Gone

By Ellen Andrews | April 15, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused a bright light on the weakness of the U.S. public health system. Countries with strong…

Governor’s consultant report recommendations for Medicaid savings are baseless

By Ellen Andrews | April 14, 2021

It’s not in the headlines but the biggest source of potential savings, $200 million, proposed by the Governor’s controversial report…

CTNJ Op-Ed – Drug Innovation Argument Cuts Both Ways

By Ellen Andrews | March 25, 2021

In his recent op-ed, John Burkhardt of Pfizer misses important points when he asserts that the governor’s proposed tax on…

Cost Cap finds hospital system costs driving healthcare spending, but we knew that

By Ellen Andrews | March 14, 2021

Download the report In a surprise to no one, the first analysis by the Cost Cap project finds that inpatient…

AccessHealthCT report offers roadmap to address disparities

By Ellen Andrews | March 3, 2021

Access Health CT has published a new, very well-researched description, both quantitative and qualitative, of Connecticut’s health disparities and COVID’s…

OP-ED | Making the Public Option Better

By Ellen Andrews | March 2, 2021

Commercial health insurance premiums in Connecticut are the sixth highest in the nation and they continue to grow faster than…

State Partnership Plan losing money but still more expensive than average CT plan options

By Ellen Andrews | February 23, 2021

Download the report Connecticut’s most recent public health insurance option, the Partnership Plan 2.0, offers healthcare coverage to municipal employees.…