AccessHealthCT report offers roadmap to address disparities

By Ellen Andrews | March 3, 2021

Access Health CT has published a new, very well-researched description, both quantitative and qualitative, of Connecticut’s health disparities and COVID’s…

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State Partnership Plan losing money but still more expensive than average CT plan options

By Ellen Andrews | February 23, 2021

Download the report Connecticut’s most recent public health insurance option, the Partnership Plan 2.0, offers healthcare coverage to municipal employees.…

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CT 4th best among states in dental health

By Ellen Andrews | February 18, 2021

An analysis by WalletHub finds that the dental health of Connecticut residents is better than all but three other states…

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CTNJ: If The COVID Vaccine Is Free For Patients, Who Is Paying For It?

By Ellen Andrews | February 17, 2021

Federal law ensures the COVID vaccine will be provided to every American at no cost. So who is paying for…

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Book Club — Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters

By Ellen Andrews | February 14, 2021

I’ve never dog-eared as many pages in a book as Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters by…

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CT Medicaid rates squeezed a bit but still higher than other states

By Ellen Andrews | February 9, 2021

A new comparison published this month in Health Affairs finds that Connecticut Medicaid provider payment rates lost some ground between…

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What does the public really think about a public option? Two polls, and we still don’t know

By Ellen Andrews | February 3, 2021

Dueling polls released this week find Connecticut residents either love the idea of a public health insurance option or they…

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Half of CT hospitals not compliant with new requirement to post negotiated prices for care

By Ellen Andrews | February 2, 2021

Download the report As of January 1st, all US hospitals are required to prominently display on a publicly available website…

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Connecticut Medicaid costs stable but rising physician and clinic spending threaten progress

By Ellen Andrews | January 20, 2021

Download the report Since switching from managed care organizations in 2012 to focus on care management, Connecticut Medicaid spending has…

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