CT Health Reform
PCMH + evaluation plans – weak review and too late to matter
Wednesday DSS unveiled their initial plans to evaluate PCMH +, the new experimental HUSKY shared savings program that just started…
Cabinet begins to tackle prescription costs
CT’s Health Care Cabinet began drilling down into rising prescription drug costs and state options to stem the rise. We…
Busting Medicaid spending myths
Despite best efforts by legislators, advocates, and state officials, persistent myths remain about the success of Connecticut’s Medicaid program. It’s…
Dashboard update reflects deep uncertainty at state and federal levels
January’s CT Health Reform Dashboard update reflects CT’s changing health care landscape. Uncertainty is fueled by a significant state budget…
Health Care Cabinet finalizes controversial report recommendations for reform with tight votes
At yesterday’s meeting, the Health Care Cabinet took a final vote on controversialrecommendations to reform our state’s health system. The…
CT Health Reform Dashboard responds to eroding accountability in hospital oversight and Medicaid consumer rights
This month’s Health Reform Dashboardupdate once again reflects more attempts to unravel progress in CT. Medicaid leads the concerns with…
Healthcare Cabinet gets an earful on reform proposals
At today’s public hearing, the Cabinet got a lot of thanks for the hard work, but not a lot of…
Troubling Cabinet vote for downside risk on Medicaid and state employees, but there will be a public hearing
In a 13 to 4 vote Tuesday, the Health Care Cabinet voted to impose the controversial downside risk payment…
CT Health Reform Dashboard responds to efforts to undermine constructive policies
This month’s Health Reform Dashboardupdate reflects more attempts to unravel progress in CT. Medicaid leads the concerns with broken…