CT Health Reform

Health reform dashboard reflects uncertainty, good and bad trends

By Ellen Andrews | March 3, 2017

March’s CT Health Reform Dashboard update reflects good, bad and uncertain policy movement in CT and DC. Most troubling is…

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CT stuck at C+ grade for health reform, Mistrust is high and pervasive

By Ellen Andrews | March 1, 2017

Connecticut health care thought leaders again gave our state a C+ grade for health reform last month, but our GPA…

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CT Health Reform Dashboard update reflects Medicaid concerns

By Ellen Andrews | February 1, 2017

February’s CT Health Reform Dashboard update reflects growing concerns about CT’s Medicaid program. Problems with the new EVV system threaten…

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PCMH + evaluation plans – weak review and too late to matter

By Ellen Andrews | January 13, 2017

Wednesday DSS unveiled their initial plans to evaluate PCMH +, the new experimental HUSKY shared savings program that just started…

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Cabinet begins to tackle prescription costs

By Ellen Andrews | January 11, 2017

CT’s Health Care Cabinet began drilling down into rising prescription drug costs and state options to stem the rise. We…

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Busting Medicaid spending myths

By Ellen Andrews | January 9, 2017

Despite best efforts by legislators, advocates, and state officials, persistent myths remain about the success of Connecticut’s Medicaid program. It’s…

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Dashboard update reflects deep uncertainty at state and federal levels

By Ellen Andrews | January 3, 2017

January’s CT Health Reform Dashboard update reflects CT’s changing health care landscape. Uncertainty is fueled by a significant state budget…

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Health Care Cabinet finalizes controversial report recommendations for reform with tight votes

By Ellen Andrews | December 14, 2016

At yesterday’s meeting, the Health Care Cabinet took a final vote on controversialrecommendations to reform our state’s health system. The…

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CT Health Reform Dashboard responds to eroding accountability in hospital oversight and Medicaid consumer rights

By Ellen Andrews | December 5, 2016

This month’s Health Reform Dashboardupdate once again reflects more attempts to unravel progress in CT.  Medicaid leads the concerns with…

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