CT Health Reform

Exchange Navigator Committee moves into recommendations

By Ellen Andrews | July 11, 2012

Yesterday the CT Health Insurance Exchange Brokers, Agents, and Navigators Committee started the hard work of developing a structure and…

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CT gets a Medicare Accountable Care Organization

By Ellen Andrews | July 9, 2012

Today CMS announced 89 new approved Medicare shared savings Accountable Care Organization applicants, including MPS ACO Physicians in CT. Prior…

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The ACA and what it means for CT consumers

By Ellen Andrews | July 2, 2012

While we are all celebrating the Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act, consumers want to know what it means…

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Awaiting the Supreme Court: What Could it Mean for CT?

By Ellen Andrews | June 27, 2012

Policymakers and politicians, in CT and across the country, are eagerly awaiting/dreading tomorrow’s Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care…

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Courant editorial critical of Senate failure to add consumers to exchange board

By Ellen Andrews | June 19, 2012

Yesterday’s Hartford Courant editorial voiced disappointment that the legislature and administration could not agree to add consumer and small business…

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Only State Health Care Advocate gets a vote on the health insurance exchange

By Ellen Andrews | June 13, 2012

Budget implementer legislation passed late yesterday included only a provision to give the State Health Care Advocate a vote on…

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What is at stake for CT in Supreme Court decision?

By Ellen Andrews | June 11, 2012

A great Health Affairs blog by Sonya Schwartz, of the National Academy for State Health Policy, outlines the likely impact…

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HHS awards HealthyCT $75.8 million loan to develop new statewide nonprofit insurer

By Ellen Andrews | June 8, 2012

Today HHS announced approval of HealthyCT’s CO-OP application to develop a new non-profit insurance company for CT consumers. The federal…

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Insurance Exchange Board meeting notes

By Ellen Andrews | May 21, 2012

The CT Health Insurance Exchange Board met last week – not much happened. Small business owner, Kevin Galvin, and a…

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