CT Health Reform

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Connecticut’s uninsured rate stabilizes, retaining ACA gains

By Ellen Andrews | September 30, 2019

Download the report New numbers from the US Census Bureau report that 187,000 or 5.3% of Connecticut residents were uninsured…

CT Medicaid child checkup rates jumped when HMOs were fired

By Ellen Andrews | September 27, 2019

Well-child screenings increased twelve percent for HUSKY children between FY 2001 and FY 2012, according to a new report from…

CTNJ: CT Medicaid is making the same mistake, again

By Ellen Andrews | September 10, 2019

Despite warnings, the state is about to make a big mistake, again. DSS is planning to renew PCMH Plus, their…