CT Health Reform

Healthcare Cabinet gets an earful on reform proposals

By Ellen Andrews | November 15, 2016

At today’s public hearing, the Cabinet got a lot of thanks for the hard work, but not a lot of…

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Troubling Cabinet vote for downside risk on Medicaid and state employees, but there will be a public hearing

By Ellen Andrews | November 3, 2016

  In a 13 to 4 vote Tuesday, the Health Care Cabinet voted to impose the controversial downside risk payment…

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CT Health Reform Dashboard responds to efforts to undermine constructive policies

By Ellen Andrews | October 31, 2016

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

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Medicaid Council weighs in on Health Care Cabinet reform proposal

By Ellen Andrews | October 19, 2016

Last week’s Medicaid Council meeting focused on the controversial Strawman proposal for reforming CT’s health care system and the implications…

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Health Care Cabinet continues to debate reform plan; Medicaid commitment on downside risk reversed

By Ellen Andrews | October 12, 2016

Yesterday’s Health Care Cabinet meeting started with a statement by the Lieutenant Governor stating that the commitment made last year…

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Downside risk explainer and response to Strawman payment model proposal published

By Ellen Andrews | October 5, 2016

In response to questions, we’ve published two new documents about the most controversial part of the Health Care Cabinet’s Strawman…

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CT Health Reform Dashboard – Troubling Cabinet reform proposal would move CT backward

By Ellen Andrews | October 3, 2016

October’s CT Health Reform Dashboardupdate reflects the controversy surrounding the Health Care Cabinet’s controversial proposal for state health reform. The…

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Kaiser Medicaid and state marketplace implementation brief highlights CT

By Ellen Andrews | September 22, 2016

Three years into ACA expansions, the Kaiser Foundation has highlighted how four states, including CT, are streamlining eligibility and enrollment.…

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CTNJ highlights concerns with Cabinet reform proposal

By Ellen Andrews | September 20, 2016

“It’s not everyday that healthcare advocates and the Department of Social Services agree, but that’s what’s happening in a debate…

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