CT Health Reform

Thoughtleaders give CT a C+ on health reform this year

By Ellen Andrews | February 29, 2016

In the latest survey, CT health care thought leaders give our state a C+ grade on health reform, down from…

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Consultants hired to study options for CT to improve value in health care purchasing

By Ellen Andrews | January 13, 2016

Bailit Health has been hired to work with the Healthcare Cabinet for a study to identify successful practices in other…

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January web quiz: CT’s health system performance

By Ellen Andrews | January 7, 2016

  Test your knowledge about the performance of CT health system. Take the January CT Health Policy Webquiz.

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CT health reform progress meter not changed much

By Ellen Andrews | January 4, 2016

This month’s CT health reform progress meter ticked down very slightly this month, continuing its hover around the same 25%…

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Advocates urge SIM not to disrupt successful Medicaid PCMH program

By Ellen Andrews | December 28, 2015

In a letter to SIM steering committee members, the Medicaid Study Group urged support for DSS’s decision to build Medicaid…

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Advocates offer comment on MQISSP design proposals to date

By Ellen Andrews | December 18, 2015

As requested, the Medicaid Study Group has drafted comments to DSS on current design proposals for MQISSP, CT’s Medicaid reform…

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CT health reform progress meter ticks up slightly

By Ellen Andrews | December 7, 2015

December’s CT health reform progress meter ticked up very slightly this month. Medicaid redesign planning is still on track, working…

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Op-Ed — CT Medicaid: Don’t Mess With What’s Working

By Ellen Andrews | November 23, 2015

In an unusual twist, two prominent legal aide attorneys highlight Medicaid’s exceptional performance in improving quality, expanding access to care…

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Fate of terminated HUSKY parents troubling, implications for families staying together

By Ellen Andrews | November 16, 2015

At Friday’s Medicaid Council meeting we learned that 167 of the 1,215 HUSKY parents that lost coverage last year were…

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