CT Health Reform

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…

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…

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.…

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…

Comments and alternatives to the Health Care Cabinet’s draft proposal for reform

By Ellen Andrews | September 12, 2016

As directed in a law passed last year, the Health Care Cabinet is considering a draft Strawman proposal drafted by…

Letter urges public input into Cabinet reform plan

By Ellen Andrews | September 10, 2016

Serous concerns have been raised by diverse stakeholders about the Health Care Cabinet’s Strawman proposal for health reform. Among the…

GAO reports find individual insurance markets concentrated in most states in 2014, but largest in CT losing market share

By Ellen Andrews | September 7, 2016

Recent news about insurers leaving AccessHealthCT, CT’s health insurance exchange, have raised concerns about lowering competition and rising prices for…

CT Health Reform Dashboard – Cabinet reform proposal concerns, Medicaid evaluation affirmed

By Ellen Andrews | September 6, 2016

September’s CT Health Reform Dashboard update reflects the controversy surrounding the Health Care Cabinet’s ambitious and controversial proposal for state…

Reform is hard and Econ 101 doesn’t work

By Ellen Andrews | August 25, 2016

An article published today in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights the challenges in health reform and why the…