CT Health Reform

SustiNet update

By Ellen Andrews | September 17, 2009

The second SustiNet Board meeting today was uneventful. Stan Dorn of the Urban Institute gave a presentation on the original…

DSS gets an earful at PCCM subcommittee meeting

By Ellen Andrews | September 17, 2009

Today’s PCCM subcommittee meeting of the Medicaid Managed Care Council was very heated. Again the room was packed, including four…

SustiNet Board meeting

By Ellen Andrews | September 4, 2009

Yesterday’s first SustiNet Board meeting was well attended by the members. Most of the discussion was introductory remarks and process.…

Charter Oak celebrates first anniversary

By Ellen Andrews | August 18, 2009

Friday, Governor Rell announced that her Charter Oak Health Plan has enrolled 10,257 previously uninsured CT residents as of the…

Charter Oak after one year – mixed returns

By Ellen Andrews | July 27, 2009

One year after the implementation of the Governor’s Charter Oak Health Plan, the program is still struggling to make a…

SustiNet veto overturned

By Ellen Andrews | July 20, 2009

Governor’s SustiNet veto is overturned The Senate just voted 24 to 12 to overturn the Governor’s veto of HB-6600, An…

Veto override session Monday

By Ellen Andrews | July 17, 2009

It will be a busy day Monday at the Capitol. Both houses of the General Assembly will go into session…

CT on health reform.gov

By Ellen Andrews | June 29, 2009

On Friday, President Obama’s website tracking health care reform published state-specific pages making the case for reform. CT’s numbers aren’t…

SustiNet rally and vigil

By Ellen Andrews | June 25, 2009

Tuesday the SustiNet and Health Care Partnership bills were delivered to the Governor for her to sign (hopefully). The next…