CT Health Reform
Share your ideas to support Connecticut health care coordination, access, and quality
The state is rushing to implement an expensive Health Information Exchange to access $48 million before a federal deadline. The…
ACA turns ten in troubled times
Ten years ago today, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. While the nation is now reeling from a terrible…
Lessons from SIM: Advice from Independent Advocates
Download the full responses here Connecticut’s latest attempt to reform our health system, SIM, ended last month. Despite $45 million…
Congressional move to rein in innovations that harm people, Connecticut advocates’ SIM concerns addressed in DC
A new bill in Congress, proposed by both Democrats and Republicans, would place controls on federal grants for payment and…
New report explains CT health disparities
Babies of black mothers in Connecticut are over four times more likely to die in their first year than babies…
PCMH (no Plus) program continues to grow and improve care
At MAPOC’s Care Management Committee meeting Wednesday, the state provided the latest numbers from the successful Person-Centered Medical Home program.…
Five healthcare issues to follow in 2020
What Connecticut can do in an election year, with a tight budget, in an unsettled economy, and Washington in gridlock…
CT now fourth healthiest state
Connecticut residents are healthier than all but three other states. According to the latest America’s Health Rankings by the United…
CT employee insurance costs up, but total picture is more complicated
Worker costs for health insurance are growing in all states, including Connecticut, both in total dollars and as a proportion…