CT Health Reform

February 2017 – Connecticut hangs onto a C+ this year for health reform Mistrust is serious and pervasive

By admin | January 18, 2018

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

November CT Health Reform Dashboard – status quo, again and again and again

By Ellen Andrews | November 1, 2017

  Like the last two months, November’s CT’s Health Reform Dashboardhas changed little. Growing and understandable mistrust remains at the…

September CT Health Reform Dashboard – little changing, and that’s not good

By Ellen Andrews | September 7, 2017

CT’s September Health Reform Dashboard update is about the same as last month. Medicaid policy development and implementation is still…

August CT Health Reform Dashboard – Medicaid concerns grow but continuing hope for drug costs

By Ellen Andrews | August 1, 2017

CT’s August Health Reform Dashboardremains mixed. Medicaid policy development and implementation remains mired in mistrust, rushing ahead without data, quality…

Pervasive uncertainty affects CT Health Reform Dashboard

By Ellen Andrews | June 30, 2017

July’s CT Health Reform Dashboard reflects growing uncertainty at the state and federal levels. If passed, Congressional proposals to replace…

New data finds CT leads nation in lowering Medicaid costs

By Ellen Andrews | June 18, 2017

New data from CMS actuaries finds that Medicaid per capita health care spending dropped 5.7% from 2010 to 2014, better…

June CT Health Reform Dashboard – concerns remain but some hope for drug costs

By Ellen Andrews | June 1, 2017

CT’s June Health Reform Dashboard remains unsettled. Mistrust remains at the core of problems in CT. The new state HIT…

Health Care Cabinet tackles drug costs

By Ellen Andrews | May 10, 2017

At yesterday’s meeting, CT’s Health Care Cabinet agreed to create four working groups to develop recommendations and options to control…

May CT Health Reform Dashboard – Medicaid U turn, federal relief premature

By Ellen Andrews | May 1, 2017

CT’s May Health Reform Dashboard is unsettled again. Mistrust remains at the core of problems in CT. Medicaid policy development…