CT employee insurance costs up, but total picture is more complicated
Worker costs for health insurance are growing in all states, including Connecticut, both in total dollars and as a proportion…
ICER seeks nominations for New England Comparative Effectiveness voting panel
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review has opened nominations for membership on their New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory…
Survey finds CT ACOs planning services for high need members
Similar to national results, a new survey of Connecticut Accountable Care Organizations for MAPOC’s Complex Care Committee by the CT…
CTNJ Analysis: When Making Things Better Makes Things Worse: Algorithms, Data and Racial Bias
Unintended consequences are old news; so why are we surprised every time it happens? Computer programs developed to target care…
Healthcare workforce growing faster than rest of employment
In good news for healthcare workers, from September 2018 to 2019, Connecticut healthcare employment grew by 1.75%, or 3.8 times…
ICER seeks input on non-drug topics for 2020
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review is seeking input on non-drug topics they should study for 2020. An independent…
Bipartisan Insurance Committee forum finds a lot of consensus on potential reforms
Download the CTHPP presentation Yesterday the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Insurance Committee convened a forum on potential reforms…
Public comment open for CT health planning data
The state Department of Public Health is in the midst of planning for improving the health of every Connecticut resident…
CTNJ: Analysis — How industries influence healthcare spending, and it’s working
There are a thousand ways that healthcare is different than other economic sectors and those differences keep the market from…