CT Health Reform

January webquiz – CT Medicaid primary care rate increases

By Ellen Andrews | January 2, 2013

Test your knowledge of CT Medicaid rates compared to Medicare and how much they will rise under the Affordable Care…

CT providers won’t benefit as much from Medicaid rate increase as other states

By Ellen Andrews | December 24, 2012

Effective January 1st, the Affordable Care Act includes a payment increase for Medicaid primary care providers bringing rates up to…

Exchange staff back off eroding essential health benefits

By Ellen Andrews | December 21, 2012

At yesterday’s CT Health Insurance Exchange meeting we learned about an attempt by Exchange staff and the Insurance Dept. to…

HHS approves CT insurance exchange plan

By Ellen Andrews | December 11, 2012

Along with six other states, CT’s health insurance exchange received approval yesterday from the federal agency providing funding. CT was…

Medicaid outreach recommendations

By Ellen Andrews | December 3, 2012

Small grants, engaging an army of trusted community messengers, ubiquitous marketing, and robust monitoring will be critical to enrolling the…

Exchange Board and staff water down already watered-down affordability and access provisions

By Ellen Andrews | November 29, 2012

In a surprise to advisory committee co-chairs, CT Health Insurance Exchange staff submitted four alternative policy proposals at today’s Board…

Joint exchange committees voting down active purchasing, cost control

By Ellen Andrews | November 28, 2012

While the votes are reportedly still coming in, it appears that the Consumer and QHP Insurance Exchange committees have voted…

Exchange advisory committees reject “any-willing insurer”

By Ellen Andrews | November 20, 2012

Today in a joint meeting of the Health Plan Benefits/Qualifications and Consumer Experience/Outreach committees of the CT Health Insurance Exchange…

CT Insurance Exchange holding public events

By Ellen Andrews | November 17, 2012

In response to concerns about the lack of public input, CT’s Health Insurance Exchange will be holding seven “Healthy Chat”…