CT Health Reform

CT health reform progress up slightly this month

By Ellen Andrews | November 2, 2015

CT’s progress toward health reform inched up this month to 25.7%, ending a four month decline. New Medicaid numbers confirmed…

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CTNJ Op-Ed on CT’s ACA progress covering the uninsured

By Ellen Andrews | October 23, 2015

Yesterday’s op-ed in CT News Junkie focused on CT’s mixed results in covering the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act.…

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ACA and covering the uninsured: How did CT do?

By Ellen Andrews | October 21, 2015

An analysis of new Census data finds that 88,000 more CT residents had coverage last year than the year before,…

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Half of CT’s remaining uninsured eligible for subsidies or Medicaid

By Ellen Andrews | October 14, 2015

A new analysis by Kaiser finds that 47% of CT’s remaining uninsured are eligible for subsidized coverage. The latest Census…

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NJ conference on Medicaid ACOs – deep commitment to applying lessons learned

By Ellen Andrews | October 12, 2015

A CT contingent ventured to NJ last week for their 4thAnnual MedicaidPayment Reform Summit. The conference was sponsored by the QI…

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October web quiz: Potential CT impact of the Cadillac tax

By Ellen Andrews | October 2, 2015

Test your knowledge of Connecticut employer health plans that may be subject to the ACA’s Cadillac tax. Take the October…

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CT health reform progress down 4th month in a row

By Ellen Andrews | October 1, 2015

Unfortunately CT’s progress toward health reform is down again this month to 25.6%, dropping for the fourth month in a…

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Shared savings math doesn’t add up, CCIP plans could undermine Medicaid

By Ellen Andrews | September 25, 2015

A new brief outlines the risk to taxpayers from Medicaid shared savings increasing health costs, as SIM is pressing. About half…

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CTNJ Op-Ed: Let’s Halt the Rush to Risky Medicaid Experiment

By Ellen Andrews | September 24, 2015

Today’s CT News Junkie includes an opinion piece urging caution and more time for thoughtful deliberation in moving 200,000 HUSKY…

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