CT Health Reform

CT health reform progress up to 15.2%

By Ellen Andrews | August 24, 2012

CT made impressive progress toward health reform in August. We moved from 13.7% of the way to 15.2% this month.…

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HHS approves CT application for more insurance exchange funding

By Ellen Andrews | August 23, 2012

Today Health and Human Services, the federal agency tasked with approving and funding state insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care…

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CT health care spending growth roughly tracks our GDP

By Ellen Andrews | August 20, 2012

Is health care spending skyrocketing? Yes and no. It is true that total health spending in CT averaged 7.9% annual…

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Updated CT Health Policy 101

By Ellen Andrews | August 10, 2012

Our CT Health Basics primer/training module for the CT Health Policy Project is updated. Check www.cthealthbook.org regularly for other resource…

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How will 137,000 CT residents get their MLR rebate money?

By Ellen Andrews | August 9, 2012

Today’s CT Post highlights some of the confusion about the insurance rebates mandated by the Affordable Care Act from health…

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Health cost moderation predated recession; holds hope for future

By Ellen Andrews | August 9, 2012

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that recent “curve bending” reductions in health spending growth…

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August web quiz – CT local health system performance

By Ellen Andrews | August 2, 2012

Test your knowledge about CT local health system performance. Take the August CT Health Policy Webquiz.

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August CT Health Reform Dashboard – 13.7% progress

By Ellen Andrews | August 1, 2012

This month CT is again making progress toward health reform. We are now 13.7% of the way toward health reform.…

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Health Insurance Exchange Board recommends standards for benefit package

By Ellen Andrews | July 30, 2012

Last week, the CT Health Insurance Exchange Board voted on their recommendation for the benchmark essential health benefit (EHB) package…

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