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In Their Own Words Rita, Middletown The first time I visited Rita at her home, I had an old address. When I called her from my car, she had her husband drive over and guide me to their new apartment. Rita she is always working on helping someone else with their problems – making and…
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In Their Own Words Sherri, Stratford No one enters Sherri’s home through the front door. Everyone comes in the back through the kitchen – which is the center of activity. As you enter, you pass the inflatable pool and water toys and a clothesline full of today’s laundry. Her porch is crowded with pots of…
Read MoreCT Health Reform Report Card
CT Health Reform Report Card Jun 19, 2024 CT inflation adjusted RN and NP pay Click Here Jun 4, 2024 CT Medicaid compared to other states – What the evidence says Click Here May 23, 2024 CT gets a D- for maternal mental health Click Here May 22, 2024 Study finds CT private healthcare payment…
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News In the Press – 2024 Jul 9 Analysis: Newest Hartford Healthcare lawsuit adds a critical twist, CT News Junkie Jun 20 Analysis: Why most other states use Medicaid MCOs and why CT doesn’t, CTNJ Apr 16 Analysis: The Governor Could Be Making a Big Mistake, CT News Junkie Mar 8 Analysis: What To Do…
Read MoreMedicaid update: PCMH+ limping along, bad news for HUSKY parents, and Medicare cuts loom
PCMH+, CT Medicaid’s experimental move back into financial risk that now impacts just over 100,000 people, survived the budget cuts – sort of. The PCMH+ budget was cut from $500,000 (state costs) last year to $300,000 this year, but the SIM federal grant has been devoting a lot of resources to the initiative. We have…
Read MoreState health policymakers get the latest from DC and options to respond
At this week’s CSG-ERC Annual Meeting in CT, state policymakers from across the Northeast got updates from experts on the federal health care landscape, state options to adapt. CT’s Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman pulled it all together describing CT’s progress toward health reform. Mitchell Stein gave a detailed summary of federal activity including CHIP reauthorization…
Read MoreThe Future of Medicine in the Human Genome Genomics — Making a difference in patients’ lives / By Mary Branham
From CSG-ERC’s Annual Meeting in Connecticut Mapping the first human genome in 2000 cost about $4 billion; today, it costs about $1,000. The cost has come down because of investment, and because of the important role genomics is playing in medicine today, according to Dr. Murat Gunel, a professor of neurosurgery, genetics and neuroscience at…
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