CT Health Reform

Advocates’ guide to underservice recommendations

By Ellen Andrews | August 7, 2015

Connecticut’s State Innovation Model (SIM) is seeking to radically transform our state’s $30 billion health system by aligning incentives to…

Advocates’ guide to underservice recommendations

By Ellen Andrews | August 4, 2015

SIM is seeking to radically transform our state’s $30 billion health system and has chosen a shared savings payment model…

CT health reform progress down again

By Ellen Andrews | August 3, 2015

  Unfortunately CT’s progress toward health reform dropped again this month to 26.4.5% this month, adding to last month’s dip.…

Happy Birthday, Medicaid — Connecticut has a lot to be thankful for

By Ellen Andrews | July 30, 2015

Fifty years ago today President Johnson signed the Medicaid program into law. The program now covers one in five Connecticut…

Growing percent of AccessHealth CT members are not using their coverage

By Ellen Andrews | July 23, 2015

A new survey by AccessHealth CT found that 36% of their customers had not used their health coverage, compared to…

Study finds CT early Medicaid expansion reduced hospital uncompensated care

By Ellen Andrews | July 16, 2015

A new study published in this month’s Health Affairs finds that CT hospital Medicaid revenue grew by 7 to 8%…

CT earns an F on heath price transparency laws, again

By Ellen Andrews | July 13, 2015

CT joined all but five states nationally earning an F grade for public reporting of health prices according to Catalyst…

CT health reform progress dips again

By Ellen Andrews | July 1, 2015

Unfortunately CT’s progress toward health reform dropped again to 27.5% this month, undermining last month’s gain. News that the state’s…

CT health reform progress moving up again

By Ellen Andrews | June 2, 2015

After five months’ decline, CT’s progress toward health reform rebounded to 27.8% this month. Medicaid’s decision to cover new Hepatitis…