CT Health Reform

Health care forum at the LOB

By Ellen Andrews | February 27, 2009

Yesterday’s health care forum started with a strong presentation of the SustiNet proposal by Juan Figueroa of the Universal Health…

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Health First Authority finalizes their report to the legislature

By Ellen Andrews | February 25, 2009

At their last meeting, by an eight to two vote, the Health First Authority approved their final report to the…

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CT insurers push plan for universal health care; Rests on individual mandate

By Ellen Andrews | February 20, 2009

According to today’s Hartford Courant, CT’s insurance industry is promoting a plan to cover everyone in the state. The industry…

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Charter Oak calls to the Consumer Helpline

By Ellen Andrews | February 10, 2009

I have been receiving a lot of calls on our Consumer Helpline (1-888-873-4585) from people having trouble signing up for…

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Primary Care Authority meeting

By Ellen Andrews | February 4, 2009

At today’s meeting, the Primary Care Authority accepted UConn’s report *check link * assessing CT’s primary care workforce capacity. The…

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Health 1st Authority worsens individual mandate language

By Ellen Andrews | January 27, 2009

In their last meeting, the Health 1st Authority announced a change to their draft report in the individual mandate language…

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Universal Health Care Foundation unveils comprehensive health reform plan

By Ellen Andrews | January 21, 2009

The Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut released its plan for health care reform on January 13, 2009 at a…

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Why an individual mandate won’t work in CT

By Ellen Andrews | January 5, 2009

A new paper by the CT Health Policy Project outlines why an individual mandate, a law requiring every state resident…

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HealthFirst Authority draft report

By Ellen Andrews | December 23, 2008

The Authority’s much anticipated draft report was unveiled earlier this month. Thankfully, it does not include a recommendation for an…

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